Biden to Propose Supreme Court Reforms, Including Term Limits

July 16, 2024, 11:05 PM UTC

President Joe Biden is planning to unveil proposals that could dramatically reshape the Supreme Court, including term limits on justices who now sit on the court for life, according to a person familiar with the deliberations.

The effort represents a substantial shift for a president who has long resisted urging from many people in his party to support reforms to the high court, and comes as he is scraping for political support to bolster his beleaguered presidential campaign.

The president has also discussed an enforceable ethics code for justices and a constitutional amendment that would overturn the ...

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