▁the ▁controvers ial ▁D red ▁Scott ▁decision ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁held ▁after ▁the ▁void ed ▁Missouri ▁Comp rom ise ▁stat ute ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁repe aled . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁eight y ▁years ▁following ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁Court ▁void ed ▁Cong r essional ▁stat utes ▁in ▁ 7 7 ▁cases , ▁on ▁average ▁almost ▁one ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁Something ▁of ▁a ▁crisis ▁arose ▁when , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁handed ▁down ▁twelve ▁dec isions ▁void ing ▁Act s ▁of ▁Congress ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁De al . ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁then ▁respond ed ▁with ▁his ▁abort ive ▁" court ▁pack ing ▁plan ". ▁Other ▁propos als ▁have ▁suggested ▁a ▁Court ▁super - major ity ▁to ▁over turn ▁Cong r essional ▁legisl ation , ▁or ▁a ▁Constitution al ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁require ▁that ▁the ▁Just ices ▁ret ire ▁at ▁a ▁specified ▁age ▁by ▁law . ▁To ▁date , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁power ▁of ▁jud icial ▁review ▁has ▁pers isted . ▁ ▁Self - rest raint ▁ ▁The ▁power ▁of ▁jud icial ▁review ▁could ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁preserved ▁long ▁in ▁a ▁dem ocracy ▁unless ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁" w ield ed ▁with ▁a ▁reasonable ▁measure ▁of ▁jud icial ▁rest raint , ▁and ▁with ▁some ▁attention , ▁as ▁Mr . ▁Do ole y ▁said , ▁to ▁the ▁election ▁returns ." ▁Indeed , ▁the ▁Supreme