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The '''Four Horsemen''' were four [[conservative]] [[Supreme Court]] Justices during the 1931-1937 terms of the Court, during the Administration of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. These four Justices were [[Pierce Butler]], [[James McReynolds]], [[George Sutherland]] and [[Willis Van Devanter]].  In the middle of the Court were Chief Justice [[Charles Evans Hughes]] and Justice [[Owen J. Roberts]].  On the [[liberal]] side were Justices [[Louis Brandeis]], [[Benjamin Cardozo]], and [[Harlan Fiske Stone]],  Hughes often sided with the liberals, while Roberts often agreed with the Four Horsemen.

The '''Four Horsemen''' were four [[conservative]] [[Supreme Court]] Justices during the 1932-1937 terms of the Court, during the Administration of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. These four Justices were [[Pierce Butler]], [[James McReynolds]], [[George Sutherland]] and [[Willis Van Devanter]].  In the middle of the Court were Chief Justice [[Charles Evans Hughes]] and Justice [[Owen J. Roberts]].  On the [[liberal]] side were Justices [[Louis Brandeis]], [[Benjamin Cardozo]], and [[Harlan Fiske Stone]],  Hughes often sided with the liberals, while Roberts often agreed with the Four Horsemen.

The Court unanimously invalidated the [[National Industrial Recovery Act]] in May 1935.<ref>''Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States'', 295 U.S. 495 (1935)</ref>  But the following fall, the [[liberal]] Justices moved in favor of upholding other aspects of the [[New Deal]].

The Court unanimously invalidated the [[National Industrial Recovery Act]] in May 1935.<ref>''Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States'', 295 U.S. 495 (1935)</ref>  But the following fall, the [[liberal]] Justices moved in favor of upholding other aspects of the [[New Deal]].