Lochner V New York
198 U.S. 45 · U.S. Supreme Court · Decided April 17, 1905
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1905U.S. Supreme Court
Lochner V New York
198 U.S. 45
Summary
Invalidated a state maximum-hours law for bakers as a violation of the freedom of contract; later became a touchstone for substantive due process critiques.