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Bookmark or Share- Lochner v. New York - WikipediaLochner v. New York, 198 U.S. 45 (1905), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court holding that a New York State statute that prescribed maximum working hours for bakers violated the bakers' right to freedom of contract under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. [1] The decision has been effectively overturned.
- Lochner v. New York :: 198 U.S. 45 (1905) - Justia US Supreme Court CenterAmong the most controversial and criticized decisions in Supreme Court history, Lochner lasted only a few decades before the Supreme Court implicitly repudiated its viewpoint. It limited the police powers of states during the Great Depression and the early New Deal, but the 1934 decision in Nebbia v.
- Lochner v. New York - Majority, Dissent, Liberty | BritannicaLochner v. New York - Majority, Dissent, Liberty: The majority held that the Bakeshop Act was an unconstitutional infringement of freedom of contract. A memorable dissent by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. charged that a constitution is not supposed to embody a particular economic theory.
- Lochner era | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information InstituteThe Lochner Era refers to a period of history in the United States characterized by strong judicial protections for economic liberties, especially freedom of contract. The period takes its name from a landmark case, Lochner v.
- The Supreme Court's infamous 'Lochner era' ended in the 1930s ... - VoxThe Supreme Court's infamous 'Lochner era' ended in the 1930s. Rand Paul wants it back. By Andrew Prokop andrew@vox.com Jan 17, 2015, 10:10am EST. Rand Paul speaks at the Heritage Action...
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