Senate votes down FDR’s plan to ‘pack’ Supreme Court 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 22 1937)

1930s, U.S. Presidents

(Thursday, July 22, 1937, 2:55 p.m. EDT) — The U.S. Senate voted 70–20 today to defeat President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s controversial proposal to add more Supreme Court justices to obtain favorable rulings regarding New Deal legislation.