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Purging the Supreme Court

Classification: Court Packing
Publication:
Date: February 13, 1937
Type: Editorial

There can be little doubt that Mr. Roosevelt's attack on government by senility has been a brilliant tour de force. The right is dismayed by it. The left is confused. The country as a whole is puzzled and entertained. No wonder the President felt a bit pr

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Notes: "Purging the Supreme Court," The Nation, CXLIV, No. 7 (February 13, 1937), 173.
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