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US President Joe Biden unveiled on Monday a plan to reform the Supreme Court, including term limits for the nine justices and an enforceable code of ethics. Actually making changes to the functioning of the top court would be an onerous process. But by putting the plan front and centre, Biden is making the court an issue in the final months of the 2024 race. The court’s standing among the public has fallen over the years. It is increasingly viewed not as an impartial check on the power of the executive and legislative branches, but as just another partisan institution in Washington. The White …

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