jan 1, 1937 - Court Packing Plan
Description:
Roosevelt was concerned that his New Deal would not survive the conservative justices who had struck down the NRA and AAA, so he called for expanding the number of Supreme Court justices from nine up to as many as 15 through a judicial reorganization bill in 1937.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1937
Now
~ 88 years ago