John Oliver Slams 'Legally Blonde 2' for Missing Supreme Court Trial Scene in 25-Year-Old Rant

It’s been nearly 25 years since Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde premiered, but John Oliver is still fuming over the sequel’s glaring omission. The HBO host described the absence of a major Supreme Court trial scene as “madness” and hasn’t let it go.

Oliver aired his grievances during Sunday night’s episode of his show, which focused on the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket.” To illustrate the typical court process, he played an educational clip that began by stating, “When you think of a Supreme Court case, you’re thinking of a case on the merits docket.”

Oliver quickly interrupted to set the record straight:

“Excuse me, you don’t know what I’m thinking of when I think of the Supreme Court—especially as what I’m actually thinking about is how the sequel to Legally Blonde, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde, dropped the ball by not having Elle Woods argue a case in front of it. Come on, guys!”

He doubled down, criticizing the film’s missed opportunity:

“The best part of the first movie is the murder trial, and the sequel has no trial scenes? You set the movie in DC and don’t let Elle show what she can do in front of the highest court in the land? That is madness!”

In the sequel, Reese Witherspoon’s Elle Woods only succeeds in passing a bill through the House of Representatives to ban animal testing in cosmetics—nowhere near the dramatic courtroom showdown fans expected.

Oliver wrapped up his rant with a playful threat:

“Anyway, that is what I’m always thinking of when I think of a Supreme Court case—for one, I’m eventually going to bring against the producers of Legally Blonde 2 for not putting Reese in a position to succeed!”

Watch John Oliver’s full segment on the Supreme Court’s shadow docket in the video above.