Biden may endorse big Supreme Court reforms. Do term limits for justices have a chance?
WASHINGTON — President Biden has told progressives in Congress that he will soon endorse proposals to reform the Supreme Court, including by putting term limits on the justices and enforcing an ethics code. He also spoke in favor of a proposed constitutional amendment that would overturn the immunity for presidents that the conservative Supreme Court granted two weeks ago, according to media reports Wednesday. But the president apparently still remains opposed to expanding the court from nine to 13 justices. If Democrats were to win control of the House and Senate in the November elections and Biden were reelected, some or all of these legislative proposals could move forward early next year. But that outcome appears increasingly unlikely. So Biden’s proposed reforms for now remain largely political talking points for Democrats and progressives. Nevertheless court reform advocates welcomed Biden’s show of support. “The court has long been the most powerful, least accountable part of our government, and you can’t ensure the long-term success of our democracy without implementing changes to our all-powerful and unaccountable juristocracy,” said Gabe Roth, executive director of Fix the Court, an advocacy