President Joe Biden is reportedly preparing to endorse a set of major reforms to the Supreme Court, marking a sharp departure from his previously held positions on the judiciary.
According to a Tuesday report from the Washington Post, the president, who is campaigning in Nevada, is finalizing plans to back establishing term limits for Supreme Court justices and instituting a new, enforceable code of ethics.
Two people briefed on Biden’s plans also told the Washington Post that Biden is still on the fence about calling for an end to blanket immunity for presidents, just weeks after the Supreme Court issued its immunity ruling that gave former President Donald Trump a victory when it decided presidents have “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority” and “presumptive immunity” for all official acts.
The White House and Justice Department declined to comment on the report.
The president has been critical of the Supreme Court’s apparent swing to the right in recent years after being handed major losses on abortion, student loan debt, and more.
“This decision today has continued the court’s attack in recent years on a wide range of long-established legal principles in our nation, from gutting voting rights and civil rights to taking away a woman’s right to choose, to today’s decision that undermines the rule of law of this nation,” Biden said in direct response to the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling.
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