Federal Judge Halts Trump Fund, Echoing FDR’s Rejected “Court-Packing” Crisis
A federal judge has frozen the Trump administration’s fund, drawing instant comparisons to FDR’s 1937 showdown with the Supreme Court. Just as Roosevelt’s attempt to expand the bench was blocked by a political firestorm, this ruling marks a historic rejection of executive overreach—a judicial check that history buffs are calling the biggest since the Schechter Poultry case nullified the New Deal. The fund, aimed at bypassing congressional approval for spending, now stands as a relic of power play, not policy.