Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 20th Century
Cover of the book Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court by Jeff Shesol, W. W. Norton & Company
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Author: Jeff Shesol ISBN: 9780393079418
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: March 14, 2011
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Jeff Shesol
ISBN: 9780393079418
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: March 14, 2011
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

"A stunning work of history."—Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of No Ordinary Time and Team of Rivals

Beginning in 1935, the Supreme Court's conservative majority left much of FDR's agenda in ruins. The pillars of the New Deal fell in short succession. It was not just the New Deal but democracy itself that stood on trial. In February 1937, Roosevelt struck back with an audacious plan to expand the Court to fifteen justices—and to "pack" the new seats with liberals who shared his belief in a "living" Constitution.

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"A stunning work of history."—Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of No Ordinary Time and Team of Rivals

Beginning in 1935, the Supreme Court's conservative majority left much of FDR's agenda in ruins. The pillars of the New Deal fell in short succession. It was not just the New Deal but democracy itself that stood on trial. In February 1937, Roosevelt struck back with an audacious plan to expand the Court to fifteen justices—and to "pack" the new seats with liberals who shared his belief in a "living" Constitution.

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