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Biden proposes term limits and ethics code for Supreme Court justices

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

Daily News, News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

President Biden unveiled three proposed reforms in response to legal, ethical and political controversies around the Supreme Court. The plan includes an enforceable code of ethics for justices, term limits for the Supreme Court and a constitutional amendment limiting the recent decision on presidential immunity. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López breaks down the proposals. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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Meant

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Biden is unveiling three proposed reforms in response to legal, ethical, and political

0:06.6

controversies swirling around the US Supreme Court.

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Namely, finding former presidents are largely immune from criminal prosecution, gifts received

0:15.2

and initially unreported by justices, and the makeup of the court itself.

0:20.6

President Biden called for the changes at an event in Austin, Texas this afternoon.

0:25.0

We can and must be protected and expand our civil rights in America.

0:29.0

We can and must prevent the abuse of presidential power and restore faith in the Supreme Court.

0:35.5

We can and must strengthen the guardrails of democracy.

0:39.6

Our White House correspondent, Laura Barone Lopez joins us now to unpack all of this.

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Good to see, Laura.

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So what is President Biden proposing?

0:45.8

And how does this all work?

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So this was a long time coming for President Biden.

0:49.9

And today he endorsed major reforms to the Supreme Court,

0:52.4

including term limits for Supreme Court justices,

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a binding code of conduct for Supreme Court justices,

0:58.7

and then a constitutional amendment

1:00.6

that would make it so there is no presidential immunity from prosecution

1:04.1

for crimes committed while in office. And for the term limits it would make it so

1:09.2

a president could appoint a justice every two years and they would spend 18 years on the court

1:15.0

rather than receiving a lifetime appointment.

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