Lochner v. New York

Lochner v. New York, (1905), was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court ruled a New York State law that set the maximum numbers of hours bakers could work per week was unconstitutional.^[1] The Court held that the right of a person to make a contract as a part of his or her business is a liberty protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.^[2] With few exceptions this included the right to buy and sell labor.^[2] The decision was controversial and it made the Supreme Court an adversary to legislatures for over 30 years.^[1] Repeatedly, the Court struck down laws that regulated labor saying they violated the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.^[1] This was called the "Lochner Era"; so-named for this decision.^[a][3]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Lochner v. New York (1905)". PBS/Educational Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Lochner v. New York 198 U.S. 45 (1905)". Justia. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Lochner Era". Legal Information Institute/Cornell University Law School. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} William E. Leuchtenburg (May 2005). "When Franklin Roosevelt Clashed with the Supreme Court – and Lost". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 29 February 2016.