feb 5, 1937 - FDR Court Packing Scandal - February 5, 1937
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This was a controversial plan made by president Roosevelt to add 15 new judges to the Supreme Court. People saw this as Roosevelt trying to “pack the court” in his favor. It went against the New Deal legislation and caused uproar as to Roosevelt’s intentions.
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