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Kamala Harris backs Joe Biden’s call for Supreme Court reform

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Kamala Harris has backed a sweeping set of reforms to the Supreme Court proposed by President Joe Biden as the standing of America’s highest judicial institution emerges as a flashpoint in November’s election. “In the course of our nation’s history, trust in the Supreme Court of the United States has been critical to achieving equal justice under law,” Harris said in a statement on Monday. “Yet today, there is a clear crisis of confidence facing the Supreme Court as its fairness has been called into question after numerous ethics scandals and decision after decision overturning long-standing precedent,” she added. Her comments came as Biden travelled to Texas to announce the reforms at the Lyndon B Johnson presidential library in Austin, the state capital, while commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. Biden’s plans included setting term limits for justices, who enjoy lifetime appointments. Instead, he proposed that presidents appoint justices every two years for 18-

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