The Role of Religion in the Defeat of the 1937 Court-Packing Plan

Religious issues and clergy played a prominent and now largely forgotten role in the defeat of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's controversial 1937 proposal to add six Justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. Although many prominent Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Jewish clergy and lay persons share...

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Main Author: Ross, William G. 1954- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2008
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 2008, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 629-672
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