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Biden's Supreme Court Reform Proposals Face Mixed Reactions

Public broadly supports term limits and ethics code, but implementation and constitutional concerns persist.

  • A USA TODAY-Ipsos poll shows 76% of Americans favor a binding ethics code for Supreme Court justices.
  • Biden's proposal includes term limits, an ethics code, and reversing presidential immunity rulings.
  • Republicans and Democrats are deeply divided on the court's role and recent decisions.
  • Critics argue that some proposed reforms may require constitutional amendments.
  • Historical comparisons are drawn to FDR's failed court-packing plan in the 1930s.
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