President Roosevelt's response was to propose his [[court-packing scheme]], which Congress and the American public rejected. This cost Roosevelt much in credibility. But the retirement of Van Devanter in June 1937 and President Roosevelt's replacement of him by the liberal Justice [[Hugo Black]] termiknated the power of the Four Horsemen. | President Roosevelt's response was to propose his [[court-packing scheme]], which Congress and the American public rejected. This cost Roosevelt much in credibility. But the retirement of Van Devanter in June 1937 and President Roosevelt's replacement of him by the liberal Justice [[Hugo Black]] termiknated the power of the Four Horsemen. |