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for one of their own, the late john paul stevens. the end of the court's term is just weeks away. >> the whole host of consequential decisions to ter comes to an end. >> is this the end of roe v. wade. >> of law and life. >> at the services the judges call themself as happy family. beneath the surface, there is much more to the story. >> they're not only not getting along with each other. they don't like each other. >> it is a court at war with itself. and in the center stands chief justice john roberts. >> john roberts is someone who is used to winning. >> he's very much a just dici...

Attack and died in the middle of it. >> i believe the people are tired of this and should have new judges now. >> fdr's plan seemed almost certain to pass congress. and the court would soon number 15 justices. and then suddenly, the supreme court blinked. >> the supreme court upholds the wagner act. >> it completely changed its view in three seismic cases. upholding the minimum wage law. an important labor law. and the social security act. >> holding the balance of power. >> the court's swing vote, justin owen roberts, who had sided with the conservatives, swung over to the liberals. with the ...

Libertarian property protecting majority. >> the court had killed almost any law that tried to regulate the economy. like minimum wage laws. >> 500,000 are working as day laborrers. >> even child labor laws. in 1935 -- >> in quick succession, the supreme court invalidated law after law. >> the court dealt three huge blows to the new deal in one day. >> major pieces of legislation passed by an overwhelming majority of congress, as the solution to the depression. >> americans were livid with the court. hanging justices in effigy. one justice referred to the great depression as a temporary inconv...

>> but over the years, the court had gained enormous power. and now it was using that power to block progress of fdr. >> we've only just begun to fight. >> the president and congress, despite their overwhelming election victories -- >> the stock market crashed. >> -- could do virtually nothing to fight the depression. >> 61% of the american public came a definite answer. >> the clash over court backing riveted the nation. >> it is the duty of every citizen to concern himself with this question. >> by all means let us make this change. >> it was the greatest political drama of the era. >> the s...

Threatening democracy. >> taking advantage of the depression, general unemployment. >> this whole country was in danger of going under. >> this is a call to arms. >> his campaign promise, a new deal. >> a nation that needed saving. >> the inauguration of franklin d dellaroosevelt. >> erlected roosevelt in a landslide. >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. >> in his first 100 days, he