Packing the Court

By Burt Solomon

Subjects: Politics and government, Judges, Separation of powers, Political culture, Selection and appointment, Democracy, United States, Law, History, United States. Supreme Court, Constitutional history, Political aspects, Executive power

Description: This fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to pack the Supreme Court recounts the major New Deal initiatives of FDR's first term and the rulings that overturned them, offering a reminder of the perennial temptation toward an imperial presidency that the founders had always feared.