Between 1933 and 1937, the US Supreme Court declared six of Roosevelt's eight major New Deal programs unconstitutional and overturned the legislation. The primary reason for rejecting the new laws was that the Court believed Congress had overstepped its authority under the Interstate Commerce Clause, and was infringing States' rights.
By increasing the size of the Supreme Court. FDR proposed a plan to add a new justice for each Supreme Court Justice over 70 years of age and increase the size of the Court up to 15. This would give the President the power to "pack the court" with justices who would support the New Deal. Reaction in both Congress and the nation at large was hostile. FDR's plan was considered to be tampering with the Constitution and the separation of powers. FDR backed down and the Supreme Court actually approved several key New Deal enactment's. Since many on the Court were old, FDR ended up appointing eight new Justices before he died.
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by expanding the nine-member court with up to six more justices
By expanding the nine-member Court with up to six more Justices
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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President Franklin Roosevelt wanted US Supreme Court justices to retire in 1937. He proposed a plan to add additional justices to the court, known as the "court-packing" plan, in order to reshape the ideological balance of the court and secure favorable rulings for his New Deal policies.
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Franklin Roosevelt attempted to "pack" the Supreme Court by proposing a plan to add more justices to it. He was frustrated with the Court's rulings on his New Deal policies and wanted to increase the number of justices to tilt the balance in his favor. However, his effort to expand the Court was ultimately unsuccessful.