President Joe Biden has proposed a three-part Supreme Court reform plan, which includes term limits for justices, a binding ethics code, and a constitutional amendment to prevent presidential immunity from criminal prosecution. This amendment, the "No One Is Above the Law Amendment," responds to a recent Supreme Court ruling granting former President Trump immunity for official acts as president. Biden's call for an ethics code follows scandals involving undisclosed financial gifts to Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. Achieving these reforms will require congressional approval.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:03President Joe Biden has proposed a three-part Supreme Court reform plan, which includes
00:07term limits for justices, a binding ethics code, and a constitutional amendment to prevent
00:11presidential immunity from criminal prosecution.
00:14This amendment, the No One Is Above the Law amendment, is a response to a recent Supreme
00:19Court ruling granting former President Trump immunity for official acts as president.
00:24Biden's call for an ethics code follows scandals involving undisclosed financial gifts to Justices
00:28Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
00:30Achieving these reforms will require congressional approval.
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