Muller v. Oregon (1908)
Facts: Curt Muller was convicted of violating Oregon labor laws, by making a female employee in his Laundromat work longer than ten hours in a single workday.
Procedural History: Muller appealed his conviction to the Oregon Supreme Court, which upheld the original conviction. The case then was brought before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Issue: Whether Oregon’s labor law which prohibited women from working longer than ten hours in a single work day interferes with the freedom of contract, an implied right under the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment?
Holding: No
Reasoning: Justice Brewer wrote the unanimous opinion. The court found that the state statute was
Facts: Curt Muller was convicted of violating Oregon labor laws, by making a female employee in his Laundromat work longer than ten hours in a single workday.
Procedural History: Muller appealed his conviction to the Oregon Supreme Court, which upheld the original conviction. The case then was brought before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Issue: Whether Oregon’s labor law which prohibited women from working longer than ten hours in a single work day interferes with the freedom of contract, an implied right under the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment?
Holding: No
Reasoning: Justice Brewer wrote the unanimous opinion. The court found that the state statute was