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| https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-endorses-president-bidens-us-supreme-court-reforms | Congressman Cohen Endorses President Biden’s U.S. Supreme Court Reforms | 2024-07-29 | 2024 | 2024-07 | Democrat | House | TN | Steve Cohen | C001068 | cohen.house.gov | cohen | https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases | scraper | MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today endorsed President Biden’s proposed U.S. Supreme Court reforms. The proposal includes an 18-year term limit for members, a binding code of ethics like the one established for all other federal judges, and a reversal of the disastrous presidential immunity doctrine adopted earlier this month by the conservative supermajority. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: “I wholeheartedly endorse President Biden’s proposed reforms for the U.S. Supreme Court and his proposed ‘No One is Above the Law’ Constitutional Amendment. I have been advocating these ideas for a long time as the Supreme Court has lost its legitimacy and the public’s trust, especially with the ‘president is a king’ decision. This ultra-conservative court does not represent mainstream opinion on many matters, especially fundamental rights as demonstrated in the Dobbs ruling. The Supreme Court must be a creature of its time. Term limits will keep it current. No president should be above the law and this month’s ruling granting presidents immunity from prosecution was a sharp divergence from historical precedent and common sense. Finally, as the outrageous conduct of Justices Alito and Thomas has demonstrated, some meaningful brake on unethical behavior must be imposed. I look forward to working with the Judiciary Committee to advance these reforms.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-07T21:24:45Z |