court packing
1“Court Packing” Bill — Following a succession of decisions by the Supreme Court striking down key measures in the New Deal, including the National Industrial Recovery Act and Agricultural Adjustment Act, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was anxious to ensure support… …
2court packing — U.S. Hist. an unsuccessful attempt by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 to appoint up to six additional justices to the Supreme Court, which had invalidated a number of his New Deal laws. * * * …
3court-packing — influencing the composition of the judges or jury members in a court of law …
4court packing — U.S. Hist. an unsuccessful attempt by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 to appoint up to six additional justices to the Supreme Court, which had invalidated a number of his New Deal laws …
5court packing plan — An attempt by President F. D. Roosevelt in 1937 to replace those justices of the U.S. Supreme Court who did not subscribe to his social philosophy with men whose views were consonant with his …
6court packing plan — An attempt by President F. D. Roosevelt in 1937 to replace those justices of the U.S. Supreme Court who did not subscribe to his social philosophy with men whose views were consonant with his …
7packing and cracking — n. Techniques used to redraw electoral boundaries to favor one political party over another. Example Citations: Throughout Florida packing and cracking have helped the Republicans to gain an eleven seat majority in the state s congressional… …
8History of the Supreme Court of the United States — The following is a history of the Supreme Court of the United States, organized by Chief Justice. The Supreme Court of the United States is the only court specifically established by the Constitution of the United States, implemented in 1789;… …
9Supreme Court of the United States — Infobox High Court|court name = Supreme Court of the United States imagesize = 150px caption = established = 1789 country = United States location = Washington, D.C. coordinates= coord|38|53|26.55|N|77|00|15.64|W|display=inline,title type =… …
10Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination — Robert Heron Bork (born birth date and age|1927|3|1) is a conservative American legal scholar who advocates the judicial philosophy of originalism. Bork formerly served as Solicitor General, acting Attorney General, and judge for the United… …
