With Supreme Court reform ideas, Biden is playing the long game
4 months, 3 weeks ago

With Supreme Court reform ideas, Biden is playing the long game

LA Times  

The first and easiest question to answer with respect to the package of Supreme Court reform measures that President Biden announced Monday is whether there is any hope of their passage or enactment by the current Congress. With Congress hopelessly polarized and the Supreme Court hopelessly politicized, there is no chance of action on Biden’s proposals in the coming months, and the administration well understands that point. Biden announced the reforms in a Washington Post op-ed that, interestingly, led with the immunity decision, which Biden wrote transgressed a bedrock principle of the nation: “No one is above the law.” Indeed it does, but Biden and Harris, who was quick to endorse the proposals, obviously have calculated that of all the court’s recent unpopular moves, the immunity decision most offends the most American voters who might swing toward Harris. I think that’s dubious; a careful reading of the Supreme Court’s sweeping immunity decision suggests it is ultimately anchored in perceived good government principles dressed up as constitutional law. But in my view, the most important component of Biden’s package is his proposal to change Supreme Court terms from lifetime to 18 years, and, with the consistent rhythm of that span, guarantee each president precisely two appointments.

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Biden threatens to veto bill that would have given Trump new judicial appointments
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1 week, 6 days ago

Biden threatens to veto bill that would have given Trump new judicial appointments

Politico  

“I understand that the president’s view is that to pass it this late in the session and hand the next president 22 judges to confirm is something he doesn’t support,” Coons told POLITICO. “If we could change the date by four years, I know — he told me — if we could change the date, he’d sign it tomorrow,” Coons …

Supreme Court Justice issues stern words on Biden's plans for huge overhaul
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Justice issues stern words on Biden's plans for huge overhaul

Daily Mail  

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch sent a stern warning toward Joe Biden after the president recently laid out extreme reforms to the nation's highest court. Last week, Biden called for sweeping reforms to the Supreme Court, including term limits, a binding code of conduct for its nine justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit presidential immunity. Supreme Court Justice …

Editorial: Supreme Court term limits and ethics reforms aren’t just good for Democrats
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Editorial: Supreme Court term limits and ethics reforms aren’t just good for Democrats

LA Times  

President Biden’s Supreme Court reforms, including term limits for justices, are sensible and benefit both parties, but they aren’t getting bipartisan support. In an initiative endorsed by Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Biden proposed three changes: term limits for members of the Supreme Court, who now serve until they choose to retire; a binding and enforceable …

Column: The Supreme Court is out of control. Here’s what it will take to rein it in
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: The Supreme Court is out of control. Here’s what it will take to rein it in

LA Times  

The U.S. Supreme Court seen through barricades in 2021. “What is happening now is not normal,” Biden wrote in an op-ed published by the Washington Post on Monday, “and it undermines the public’s confidence in the court’s decisions, including those impacting personal freedoms. “We are in an antidemocratic doom loop,” said Mike Sacks, a senior advisor at Court Accountability, a …

Biden’s bid to fix a broken Supreme Court: It’s time to get political
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden’s bid to fix a broken Supreme Court: It’s time to get political

Salon  

On Monday, President Joe Biden unveiled a package of reforms targeting the United States Supreme Court. That package included a proposal to amend the Constitution to reverse the Supreme Court’s recent decision granting the president of the United States immunity from criminal prosecution for acts undertaken in their official capacity. Biden dubbed that proposal “The No One Is Above the …

'There are no kings in America': Joe Biden shares agenda to overhaul Supreme Court
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'There are no kings in America': Joe Biden shares agenda to overhaul Supreme Court

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden shared his plan to push sweeping reforms for the Supreme Court before he leaves office, including enacting term limits, ethics enforcement and – most importantly – dismantling presidential immunity as established by a recent case involving former President Donald Trump. Biden's remarks at the LBJ Presidential Library come just over a week after he announced he would …

Why Joe Biden Couldn’t Hold Back on Supreme Court Reform Any Longer
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Joe Biden Couldn’t Hold Back on Supreme Court Reform Any Longer

Slate  

On Monday, President Joe Biden ended his resistance to calls for Supreme Court reform, announcing in the final months of his presidency his own proposal to reform the court. A wave of ethical scandals involving undisclosed lavish trips and gifts provided to multiple conservative members of the court, along with the open support by the wives of Justices Clarence Thomas …

Right-winger who helped shape Supreme Court howls over Biden proposals to reform it
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Right-winger who helped shape Supreme Court howls over Biden proposals to reform it

Raw Story  

The right-wing activist who helped shape the U.S. Supreme Court objected to President Joe Biden's three proposals for reform Monday. The president called for Congress to pass a constitutional amendment that would undo the court's ruling on Donald Trump's immunity claims, limit justices' terms to 18 years and impose binding ethics rules to address the erosion of public trust in …

Biden proposed enforceable ethics code and term limits for Supreme Court. How might they work?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden proposed enforceable ethics code and term limits for Supreme Court. How might they work?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday proposed major changes for the U.S. Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics, term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit the justices’ recent decision on presidential immunity. There are ideas about how to impose term limits without an amendment — but if such a law passed and were challenged …

'Not normal': Joe Biden hits Supreme Court hard in blistering Washington Post column
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Not normal': Joe Biden hits Supreme Court hard in blistering Washington Post column

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden outlined "three bold reforms" to rein in an increasingly unaccountable and extreme U.S. Supreme Court Monday. In an op-ed published in the Washington Post, the president called out the court's ruling on Donald Trump's immunity claims and abortion rights as mistakes that require legislative responses, and he called on Congress to address those issues and impose term …

Biden unveils plan for Supreme Court changes, says US stands at 'breach' as public confidence sinks
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden unveils plan for Supreme Court changes, says US stands at 'breach' as public confidence sinks

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is unveiling a long-awaited proposal for changes at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an ethics code for the court's nine justices. Biden unveils plan for Supreme Court changes, says US stands at 'breach' as public confidence sinks The White House on Monday detailed the contours of Biden's court …

Biden decries ‘extremism’ on Supreme Court, details plan for term limits, ethics code for justices
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden decries ‘extremism’ on Supreme Court, details plan for term limits, ethics code for justices

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — President Joe Biden said Monday that “extremism” on the U.S. Supreme Court is undermining public confidence in the institution and called on Congress to quickly establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the court’s nine justices. Harris, in a statement, said the reforms being proposed are needed because “there is a clear crisis of confidence …

"They have way too much power": Experts say "modest" Biden Supreme Court plan needs to go further
4 months, 3 weeks ago

"They have way too much power": Experts say "modest" Biden Supreme Court plan needs to go further

Salon  

President Joe Biden's Supreme Court reform plan is a good first step — but Congress must act to curb the court's power in order to better serve democracy, legal experts told Salon. Suk said calls for term limits get more bipartisan support than other court reforms, and that Biden's proposal is "more moderate" than liberals and Democrats who have called …

Joe Biden plans to unveil Supreme Court reform ‘overhaul’ Monday: report
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden plans to unveil Supreme Court reform ‘overhaul’ Monday: report

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden reportedly plans to announce dramatic reforms of the Supreme Court on Monday, Politico reported Friday night. Biden’s reform overhaul could include term limits, caps on presidential immunity and an even more enforceable ethics code, according to the report. However, sources that Politico did not name said that specifics “could still change.” While some reforms would require approval …

Opinion: The Supreme Court is power hungry. There is one sure way to rein it in
5 months ago

Opinion: The Supreme Court is power hungry. There is one sure way to rein it in

LA Times  

President Biden’s initiative to establish Supreme Court term limits and an enforceable ethics code could help restore much needed public trust in the court. A reestablished Democratic House majority could pass a law declaring the lower court’s ruling final, and a Democratic majority in the Senate could do the same by voting for a one-time suspension of the filibuster, just …

Biden may endorse big Supreme Court reforms. Do term limits for justices have a chance?
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden may endorse big Supreme Court reforms. Do term limits for justices have a chance?

LA Times  

The Supreme Court is seen on Feb. 22 in 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 to overturn the immunity for presidents that the court’s …

Biden to propose Supreme Court term limits in major reform: Reports
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden to propose Supreme Court term limits in major reform: Reports

Al Jazeera  

Biden is also weighing whether to call for a constitutional amendment to eliminate broad presidential immunity, US media reports. US President Joe Biden is preparing to propose major changes to the Supreme Court and its powers in the coming weeks that would include term limits for justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to United States media reports. Biden is …

Biden seriously considering proposals on Supreme Court term limits, ethics code, AP sources say
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden seriously considering proposals on Supreme Court term limits, ethics code, AP sources say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is seriously considering proposals to establish term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices, and an ethics code that would be enforceable under law amid growing concerns that the justices are not held accountable, according to three people briefed on the plans. But with Republican nominee Donald Trump bragging about putting the three justices on the …

'History-making': Biden praised for 'decisive' and fiery speech aimed at Supreme Court
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'History-making': Biden praised for 'decisive' and fiery speech aimed at Supreme Court

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden delivered a short, sharp, and forceful speech Monday evening, tearing into the Supreme Court's decision to grant immunity to presidents on official acts — a decision that cleared the way for former President Donald Trump to continue delaying his election conspiracy case, and placed new restrictions on how special counsel Jack Smith can charge him and use …

‘Dangerous precedent’: Biden denounces court ruling on Trump immunity
5 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Dangerous precedent’: Biden denounces court ruling on Trump immunity

Al Jazeera  

US president warns Supreme Court’s decision meant there were virtually no limits on what a president could do in office. President Joe Biden has denounced the United States Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity as a “dangerous precedent” that undermined the rule of law and called on the American people to “dissent” by rejecting Republican candidate Donald Trump in November’s …

Biden seizes on Trump’s Supreme Court triumph to seek redemption after debate debacle
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden seizes on Trump’s Supreme Court triumph to seek redemption after debate debacle

CNN  

CNN — “I dissent!” President Joe Biden was offering a dramatic, direct response to an epochal Supreme Court ruling that could hand presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump a pass to unchecked power if he wins a second term. “Now the American people will have to do what the court should have been willing to do and would not: Americans will …

'Take some drastic action': Liberals urge Biden to use new presidential powers
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Take some drastic action': Liberals urge Biden to use new presidential powers

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that former President Donald Trump has limited immunity in his election interference case has liberals urging President Joe Biden to take advantage of additional powers under now-protected "official acts." "Now that Biden has unlimited immunity," gun safety activist Fred Guttenberg wrote on X, "he should declare the gun industry as terrorist organizations and as a …

Presidential Debate: Biden was bad? Wait until you hear what the Supreme Court is doing.
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Presidential Debate: Biden was bad? Wait until you hear what the Supreme Court is doing.

Slate  

While most everyone was reacting to Thursday’s presidential debate, we had our eyes trained on the Supreme Court. The unelected robed leaders then laid a finishing blow in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturning the decades-long guidance of the long-standing Chevron doctrine and upending the ways in which government agencies can regulate the things they regulate, like: clean air, water, …

Unhappy with the Supreme Court? Your vote for president could make it worse
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Unhappy with the Supreme Court? Your vote for president could make it worse

LA Times  

A reelected Biden likely wouldn’t be able to alter the ideological imbalance on the Supreme Court, but he could prevent it from getting worse. Foot-dragging — by the Supreme Court, where three Trump appointees sit, and at the Florida district court where a Trump-appointed judge presides — has all but assured that voters won’t get criminal verdicts before election day …

Column: Here’s what’s so frightening about the Supreme Court’s latest power trip
1 year, 5 months ago

Column: Here’s what’s so frightening about the Supreme Court’s latest power trip

LA Times  

Talk to the hand: Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has had little patience for concerns about his colleagues’ ethics. The public’s opinion of the justices remains at an all-time low, with less than a third of American voters having positive views of the Supreme Court, according to a recent NBC News poll. Next Thursday, the Democratic-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee …

Stymied by the Supreme Court, Biden wants voters to have the final say on his agenda
1 year, 5 months ago

Stymied by the Supreme Court, Biden wants voters to have the final say on his agenda

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — After major blows to his agenda by the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden is intent on making sure voters will have the final say. When the court’s conservative majority effectively killed his plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of people, Biden said, “Republicans snatched away the hope that they were given.” When the …

US Supreme court continues conservative lurch in recent decisions
1 year, 5 months ago

US Supreme court continues conservative lurch in recent decisions

Al Jazeera  

Analysts say trust in the US’s highest court is wavering as a conservative supermajority reshapes constitutional law. “We’ve really seen a pretty dramatic erosion in the respect that the court enjoys among the American people,” Douglas told Al Jazeera. “And I’m not sure that anything that happened in this term is really going to kind of shore up that respect.” …

Biden should order Clarence Thomas’s cases to be reviewed
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden should order Clarence Thomas’s cases to be reviewed

The Independent  

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Supreme Court wrestles with Biden’s deportation policy
2 years ago

Supreme Court wrestles with Biden’s deportation policy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with a politically tinged dispute over a Biden administration policy that would prioritize deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. On Tuesday, the administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer told the justices that federal law does “not create an unyielding mandate to apprehend and remove” every …

Joe Biden attacks ‘out of control’ Supreme Court as he signs executive order to protect abortion access
2 years, 5 months ago

Joe Biden attacks ‘out of control’ Supreme Court as he signs executive order to protect abortion access

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden said an “out-of-control” US Supreme Court was guilty of exercising “raw political power” in a rare partisan attack on the once venerated institution on Friday. The US president questioned the legitimacy of the court’s recent decision to eliminate constitutional reproductive rights as he issued an executive order to bolster abortion access. “What we’re witnessing wasn’t a constitutional judgement, …

Biden’s Supreme Court commission releases final report
3 years ago

Biden’s Supreme Court commission releases final report

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The commission tasked by President Joe Biden with studying potential changes to the Supreme Court has released its final draft report, a cautious take on proposals for expanding the court and setting possible term limits. “Indeed, in recent years, we have seen democratic governments ‘regress’ or ‘backslide’ with respect to judicial independence,” the court wrote in its report …

The Supreme Court launches a 'political torpedo' right at the Biden administration
3 years, 3 months ago

The Supreme Court launches a 'political torpedo' right at the Biden administration

Raw Story  

On Tuesday night, the Supreme Court announced a consequential decision that amounted to an aggressive assertion of judicial authority against President Joe Biden. In a four-sentence order, the justices left in place a lower court's injunction preventing the Biden administration from ending Donald Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy, which left many asylum-seekers unable to enter the United States as their …

Biden forms commission to study US Supreme Court reform
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden forms commission to study US Supreme Court reform

Al Jazeera  

Issues the bipartisan commission will study include adding justices to US high court, something critics call ‘court packing’. US President Joe Biden on Friday ordered the creation of a bipartisan commission to study potential reforms to the Supreme Court, including whether to expand the number of justices, a key goal of progressive Democrats, as some question whether he was backtracking …

Supreme Court Test for Biden: How Boldly to Disavow Trump’s Agenda
3 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Test for Biden: How Boldly to Disavow Trump’s Agenda

News 18  

Chief Justice John Roberts was annoyed. Justice Elena Kagan, who was former President Barack Obama’s first solicitor general before joining the court, has said, for instance, that “a change in position is a really big deal that people should hesitate a long time over.” But a new law review article presents a dissenting view, concluding that the Biden administration need …

Election 2020 Today: Biden defends ‘Obamacare,’ Trump stalls
4 years, 1 month ago

Election 2020 Today: Biden defends ‘Obamacare,’ Trump stalls

Associated Press  

Here’s what’s happening Tuesday in Election 2020. TODAY’S TOP STORIES: BIDEN’S PITCH: President-elect Joe Biden is championing the Obama administration’s signature health care law as it goes before the Supreme Court in a case that could overturn it. ‘OBAMACARE’ FIGHT: Republican elected officials and the Trump administration are advancing their latest arguments to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, …

The most democratic thing Joe Biden could do is ‘pack the courts'
4 years, 2 months ago

The most democratic thing Joe Biden could do is ‘pack the courts'

The Independent  

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Progressives pledge to keep pushing Biden to expand court
4 years, 2 months ago

Progressives pledge to keep pushing Biden to expand court

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Since Joe Biden ran away with the Democratic presidential nomination in March, leading progressives have accepted him — sometimes grudgingly — as their party’s leader. “The majority of Berniecrats will most likely vote for Vice President Joe Biden,” said Nina Turner, a former Ohio state senator and top adviser to progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 and 2020 presidential …

Biden can still win on the Supreme Court — with Stacey Abrams as his nominee
4 years, 3 months ago

Biden can still win on the Supreme Court — with Stacey Abrams as his nominee

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Most people know the stakes: Ginsburg’s …

Biden to make health care push as Supreme Court vacancy fight looms
4 years, 3 months ago

Biden to make health care push as Supreme Court vacancy fight looms

CNN  

CNN — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden intends to make a push on health care in the wake of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death as a political fight over the Supreme Court vacancy is already underway. “In the middle of the worst global health crisis in living memory, Donald Trump is before the Supreme Court trying to strip …

Biden blasts Trump’s plan for Supreme Court vacancy
4 years, 3 months ago

Biden blasts Trump’s plan for Supreme Court vacancy

Al Jazeera  

After the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Trump says he will name a nominee this week as Senators plan pre-election vote. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has urged Senate Republicans not to vote on any candidate nominated to the Supreme Court as the November election approaches, calling his rival Donald Trump’s plan an “exercise in raw political power.” Biden was …

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