Biden Calls for Sweeping SCOTUS Reforms
Biden Calls for Sweeping SCOTUS Reforms
Above: United States Supreme Court justices pose for their official portrait in the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on Nov. 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. Image copyright: Chip Somodevilla/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
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Pres. Joe Biden on Monday in an opinion essay in The Washington Post called for three reforms to the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) that he claims would "restore trust and accountability" to the court and democracy in the US.
Biden says recent SCOTUS decisions that granted presidential immunity for actions taken while in office and overturned "settled legal precedents" prompted his calls. He also claimed that several justices are involved in scandals that compromise the "court's fairness and independence."
