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Politics
Nicholas Liu

Biden embraces Supreme Court reform

President Joe Biden is now open to proposals that would drastically reform the Supreme Court after long resisting calls for change from members of his own party, underscoring Democratic interest in addressing the court's ethics scandals and alleged power grabs. One source familiar with the discussions told The New York Times that those plans include the imposition of term limits and an enforceable code of ethics on the judges.

Biden is also considering a push for a constitutional amendment that would limit a president's immunity for "official acts," which, if passed, would reverse a much-ballyhooed decision by the Supreme Court's conservative majority earlier this month.

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