Supreme Power

Beginning in 1935, in a series of devastating decisions, 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. The ensuing fight was a firestorm that engulfed the White House, the Court, Congress, and the nation. The battle transformed America’s political and constitutional landscape, hastening the nation’s march into the modern world. Author: Jeff Shesol. Paperback; 656 pages.

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