•Economic Criticisms

•The Supreme Court shot down the AAA and NIRA as unconstitutional

•It was believed that the Federal Government was abusing its power over states and businesses

•"Delegated legislative powers to the President and attempted to regulate local businesses that did not engage in interstate commerce." -Court reaction to NIRA

•Political Criticisms

•Roosevelt's Court Packing Plan (1937) received backlash from the Supreme Court, Republicans, and Democrats alike

•The Supreme Court felt that Roosevelt was violating judicial independence

•They also felt that Roosevelt was violating the separation of powers and checks and balances

Criticisms of the Supreme Court

At the time, the Supreme Court was made up of mostly conservative justices who were constantly shutting down New Deal programs (Liberal ideas).