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after frustration with the high court’s recent opinions, but it was not the first time changes to the top of the judiciary have been floated.
After several defeats in court, Roosevelt proposed the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937. Roosevelt claimed his proposal to add up to six more justices, or one for each justice that was over 70 years old, was to lighten the work load for the justices, but it was widely viewed as an attempt to tip the court in his favor.
Biden outlined his three major proposals earlier this week, including overturning the court’s recent decision on presidential immunity via a constitutional amendment, instituting term limits of 18 years for each justice, and an overhauled ethics code.
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