Biden Plans to Propose Supreme Court Reforms, Including Term Limits
- President also considers enforceable ethics code for justices
- Major changes would likely not get far in a divided Congress
President Joe Biden hinted at the coming proposal in a call Saturday with the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
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President Joe Biden is planning to unveil proposals that could dramatically reshape the Supreme Court, including term limits on justices who now sit on the court for life, according to a person familiar with the deliberations.
The effort represents a substantial shift for a president who has long resisted urging from many people in his party to support reforms to the high court, and comes as he is scraping for political support to bolster his beleaguered presidential campaign.