Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Transformation of the Supreme Court.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I: The Supreme Court: Image and Reality -- 1. Franklin Roosevelt and the Supreme Court: A New Deal and a New Image -- 2. Was There a Constitutional Revolution in 1937? -- 3. The Battle to Save the Court: The Kansas Press and the Court Packing Fight of 1937 -- II: The Roosevelt Court, Law, and Politics -- 4. FDR and Charles Evans Hughes: President Versus Chief Justice -- 5. The Nomination and Confirmation of Hugo L. Black to the U.S. Supreme Court: The Shreveport Reaction -- 6. Felix Frankfurter's Transition to the Judicial Role -- 7. "An Interesting Game of Poker": Franklin D. Roosevelt, William O. Douglas, and the 1944 Vice Presidential Nomination -- III: Constitutional Law as Applied to Politics: The Roosevelt Legacy -- 8. Federalism, the Roosevelt Coalition, and Civil Rights: FDR's Political Leadership -- 9. Present at the Creation: The Roosevelt Court, Religion, and the First Amendment -- 10. The Roosevelt Court and the Changing Nature of American Liberalism: An Uncertain Legacy -- Cultural Chronology -- Biographical Digest -- Bibliography -- List of Editors and Contributors -- Index.

Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed 10 justices to the US Supreme Court and during his presidency, the Court underwent greater change than it had in its 150 years of existence. This collection examines FDR's influence on the Supreme Court and the Court's growing influence on American life.

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