In 1935 the Roosevelt administration came up against the most effective opposition faced yet, which would setup a showdown between the United States' executive and judiciary. Today I introduce the US Supreme Court and the devastating day that set the stage for that confrontation.  Bibliography for this episode:  Simon, James F. FDR and Chief Justice Hughes: The President, the Supreme Court, and the Epic Battle Over the New Deal Simon and Schuster 2012Kennedy, David M. Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War 1929-1945 Oxford University Press 1999Hiltzik, Michael The New Deal: A Modern History Simon and Schuster 2011Schlesinger Jr, Arthur M. The Politics of Upheaval 1935-1936: The Age of Roosevelt Volume III First Mariner Books 2003Katznelson, Ira Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time W.W. Norton and Company, Inc 2013Smith, Jason Scott A Concise History of the New Deal Cambridge University Press 2014Leuchtenburg, William E. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal 1932-1940 Harper-Perennial 1963 Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]