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FDR's "court-packing" plan

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FDR's "court-packing" plan refers to his proposal in 1937 to increase the number of Supreme Court justices in order to secure support for his New Deal programs. The plan aimed to add up to six new justices, which would have allowed FDR to appoint judges who would be sympathetic to his policies.

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