Biden calls for supreme court reforms including 18-year justice term limits

President also says presidential immunity for crimes should be removed and ethics rules for justices should be stricter

Joe Biden unveiled a much-anticipated series of sweeping changes to the US
supreme court, including the introduction of term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment to remove immunity for crimes committed by a president while in office.

The reforms, detailed by the White House on Monday, call for limiting a justice’s term on the court to a maximum of 18 years rather than the current lifetime appointment, as well as a binding, enforceable code of ethics and a constitutional amendment that would in effect reverse a supreme court decision in July granting former presidents broad immunity from prosecution for actions taken while in office, a decision Donald Trump hailed as a “BIG WIN” amid his legal travails.