Chief among the changes Biden is planning to publicly back are term limits for the nine justices, who currently serve lifetime appointments. The Washington Post first reported the president’s plans to publicly support the reforms. If adopted by Congress, the changes would represent some of the biggest to hit the court in decades. The nine justices eventually released an ethics code in November that did little to assuage concerns from the court’s critics. The reforms backed by Biden would need congressional approval and the constitutional amendment would require ratification by 38 states in a process that seems nearly impossible to succeed.

Source: CNN July 17, 2024 00:01 UTC