{"product_id":"fdrs-gambit-the-court-packing-fight-and-the-rise-of-legal-liberalism-9780197539293","title":"FDR's Gambit: The Court Packing Fight and the Rise of Legal Liberalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive  engaging  and revisionist account of the Court fight that ties it to contemporary policy debates.  In the last past few years  liberals concerned about the prospect of long-term conservative dominance of the federal courts have revived an idea that famously crashed and burned in the 1930s: court packing. Not surprisingly  todays court packing advocates have run into a wall of opposition  with most citing the 1930s episode as one FDRs greatest failures. In early 1937  Roosevelt-fresh off a landslide victory-stunned the country when he proposed a plan to expand the size of the court by up to six justices. Today  that scheme is generally seen as an act of hubris-an instance where FDR failed to read Congress and the public properly.  In FDRs Gambit  the eminent legal historian Laura Kalman challenges the conventional wisdom by telling the story as it unfolded  without the distortions of hindsight. Indeed  while scholars have portrayed the Court Bill as the ill-fated brainchild of a hubristic President made overbold by victory  Kalman argues to the contrary that acumen  not arrogance  accounted for Roosevelts actions. Far from erring tragically from the beginning  FDR came very close to getting additional justices  and the Court itself changed course. As Kalman shows  the episode suggests that proposing a change in the Court might give the justices reason to consider whether their present course is endangering the institution and its vital role in a liberal democracy.  Based on extensive archival research  FDRs Gambit offers a novel perspective on the long-term effects of court packings failure  as a legacy that remains with us today. Whether or not it is the right remedy for todays troubles  Kalman argues that court packing does not deserve to be recalled as one fated for failure in 1937.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648221863989,"sku":"ByrdShop_0197539297","price":28.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780197539293.jpg?v=1781713273","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/fdrs-gambit-the-court-packing-fight-and-the-rise-of-legal-liberalism-9780197539293","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}