ABSTRACT
Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed 10 justices to the U.S. Supreme Court - more than any president except Washington - and during his presidency from 1933 to 1945, the Court gained more visibility, underwent greater change, and made more landmark decisions than it had in its previous 150 years of existence. This collection examines FDR's influence on the Supreme Court and the Court's growing influence on American life.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |64 pages
The Supreme Court: Image and Reality
part |86 pages
The Roosevelt Court, Law, and Politics
chapter |12 pages
The Nomination and Confirmation of Hugo L. Black to the U.S. Supreme Court
The Shreveport Reaction
chapter |28 pages
“An Interesting Game of Poker”
Franklin D. Roosevelt, William O. Douglas, and the 1944 Vice Presidential Nomination
part |78 pages
Constitutional Law as Applied to Politics: The Roosevelt Legacy
chapter |25 pages
The Roosevelt Court and the Changing Nature of American Liberalism
An Uncertain Legacy
