In an op-ed published Monday, President Joe Biden asserted that “no one,” including Supreme Court justices, is above the law and advocated for term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the high court. Emphasizing his respect for institutional separation of powers, Biden argued that the current state of affairs undermines public confidence in the court.
Later today, at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, Biden is expected to propose a system where the president appoints a justice every two years for an 18-year term and call on Congress to pass binding conduct and ethics rules for justices, including gift disclosures, a ban on public political activity, and mandatory recusal in cases of conflicts of interest.
Biden will also push for a constitutional amendment to limit the broad immunity enjoyed by presidents.
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