Joe Biden plans to unveil Supreme Court reform ‘overhaul’ Monday: report
President Joe Biden reportedly plans to announce dramatic reforms of the Supreme Court on Monday, Politico reported Friday night.
The move comes amid criticism of bias on the bench with justices like Thomas Clarence and Samuel Alito having received lavish trips and gifts from wealthy Republican donors. The plan also comes after calls from Justice Elena Kagan earlier this week to create an ethics enforcement board to regulate the nation’s highest court.
Biden’s reform overhaul could include term limits, caps on presidential immunity and an even more enforceable ethics code, according to the report. However, sources that Politico did not name said that specifics “could still change.”
While some reforms would require approval from lawmakers, such as term limits, others may require constitutional amendments, which would face even steeper obstacles.
However, Politico noted that “Biden’s endorsement of such major reforms would nevertheless serve as the clearest signal yet that he now shares Democrats’ widespread concern that the court has grown overly partisan at the expense of its credibility with the American people.”
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