What happen when FDR tried to pack the supreme court?

In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a plan to expand the Supreme Court, aiming to add up to six new justices to counter the conservative majority that had struck down several New Deal programs. This move, often referred to as "court packing," faced significant backlash from both the public and Congress, as many viewed it as an attempt to undermine judicial independence. Ultimately, the plan failed, leading to a decline in FDR's political capital, but it did prompt some justices to become more accommodating to New Deal legislation in subsequent rulings.