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Joseph O’Mahoney, FDR, and “Court Packing”
The topic of “packing” the U.S. Supreme Court has become a hot button issue in the 2020 presidential campaign. But this isn’t the first time members of the federal government and the public have debated the matter. The Judicial Act … Continue reading
Posted in American history, Judicial Reform, Political history, Supreme Court, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Wyoming History Day
Tagged Checks and Balances, Congressional Opposition, court packing, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Judicial Act of 1869, U.S. Supreme Court
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