In Lochner v. New York, the Supreme Court struck down a New York state law that regulated the number of the hour that a person may work in a bakery. The lawyers for Lochner argued that the Act did not apply to all bakers equally, that the hour work restriction did not fall under the state’s police powers as baking was not an inherently dangerous profession, and the Act was not a health regulation but a regulation of work hours. In delivering the opinion of the court, Justice Peckham examined the New York Bakeshop Act (1895) and held that it was unconditional under the Fourteenth Amendment. In citing Allgeyer v. Louisiana (1897) the precedent “Under that provision, no State can deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process
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There is, in our judgment, no reasonable foundation for holding this to be necessary or appropriate as a health law to safeguard the public health or the health of the individuals who are following the trade of a baker.”
In West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish Upheld that Washington State could require employers to pay a minimum wage to women and minors. The appellant cited Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo which held that the minimum wage act for …show more content…
New York, the Supreme Court focused on the Fourteenth Amendment and on the limitation of the State powers as was as presenting precedent which narrowed the permissible reasons for limiting work hours. A Court's political stance can be observed in the opinions it issues and the interpretations the court that decides Lochner believed in the free market system over states’ rights while the court that decides West Coast Hotel v. Parrish believed in the public good. The Court in West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish held that the Fourteenth Amendment was a guarantee of contractual freedom and the no such guarantee could be found in the constitution furthermore that the welfare of the public and the duty of the government to ensure that wellbeing could curtail contractual
There is, in our judgment, no reasonable foundation for holding this to be necessary or appropriate as a health law to safeguard the public health or the health of the individuals who are following the trade of a baker.”
In West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish Upheld that Washington State could require employers to pay a minimum wage to women and minors. The appellant cited Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo which held that the minimum wage act for …show more content…
New York, the Supreme Court focused on the Fourteenth Amendment and on the limitation of the State powers as was as presenting precedent which narrowed the permissible reasons for limiting work hours. A Court's political stance can be observed in the opinions it issues and the interpretations the court that decides Lochner believed in the free market system over states’ rights while the court that decides West Coast Hotel v. Parrish believed in the public good. The Court in West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish held that the Fourteenth Amendment was a guarantee of contractual freedom and the no such guarantee could be found in the constitution furthermore that the welfare of the public and the duty of the government to ensure that wellbeing could curtail contractual