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feb 5, 1937 - FDR Court Packing Scandal

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The series of anti-New Deal decisions by the Supreme Court angered President Roosevelt and prompted him to attempt to reform the federal court system itself. This included a so-called "court-packing" proposal that would have enabled FDR to appoint an additional six justices to the Supreme Court.

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feb 5, 1937
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~ 89 years ago

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