{"id":28067,"date":"2024-07-17T04:35:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T08:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=28067"},"modified":"2024-07-17T04:35:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T08:35:19","slug":"biden-considering-major-supreme-court-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2024\/07\/17\/biden-considering-major-supreme-court-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden considering major Supreme Court reform"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joe Biden is considering backing a host of reforms to the US Supreme Court including ending lifetime appointments, according to US media.<\/b><\/p>\n

Backing such changes would mark a major reversal for the Democratic president. It comes after the high court made a series of decisions including the removal of the federal right to abortion and a ruling that gave Donald Trump immunity from prosecution for “official acts” as president.<\/p>\n

CBS News, the BBC’s partner in the US, reported that Mr Biden was examining establishing term limits for justices, which are currently lifetime appointments, and bolstering the court’s ethics code.<\/p>\n

However, changes would be difficult to pass in a divided Congress.<\/p>\n

On a weekend call, Mr Biden told Democrats in the Congressional Progressive Caucus that he was working with experts on and reforms would be announced soon, a source familiar with the call told CBS News.<\/p>\n

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to elaborate when asked about the proposed changes, or when an announcement might be made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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