President Joe Biden yesterday proposed a set of changes to the US Supreme Court, including creating an enforceable code of conduct and setting term limits for justices—a departure from the current lifetime tenure. Capping each justice's term to 18 years could reduce the chances of a single president shaping the country's highest court, according to Biden.
The outgoing president also proposed an amendment to the US Constitution that would overturn the Supreme Court's recent decision giving former President Donald Trump some immunity from criminal prosecution for actions taken while in office. Two-thirds of the House and Senate must propose constitutional amendments, which three-quarters of state legislatures must then ratify. The proposal is unlikely to be enacted.
Separately, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows asked the Supreme Court yesterday to intervene in his criminal election interference case in Fulton County, Georgia. Meadows cited the court's Trump immunity ruling as part of his request.
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