Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo
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Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo was a 1936 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a New York minimum wage law for women, exemplifying the Court’s conservative resistance to economic regulation during the New Deal era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo canonical | 2 |
| Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo, 298 U.S. 587 (1936) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13442861 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo Context triple: [New Deal era Supreme Court jurisprudence, includesCase, Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo]
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A.
Nebbia v. New York
Nebbia v. New York is a 1934 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld state regulation of milk prices and marked a major retreat from the Lochner-era limits on economic regulation under the Due Process Clause.
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B.
Apprendi v. New Jersey
Apprendi v. New Jersey is a landmark 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that any fact (other than a prior conviction) that increases a criminal defendant’s sentence beyond the statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury and proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
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C.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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D.
Payton v. New York
Payton v. New York is a landmark 1980 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Fourth Amendment generally prohibits police from making warrantless, nonconsensual entries into a suspect’s home to make a routine felony arrest.
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E.
New York v. United States (1992)
New York v. United States (1992) is a landmark Supreme Court case that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel states to enact or enforce federal regulatory programs, reinforcing the Tenth Amendment’s anti-commandeering principle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo Target entity description: Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo was a 1936 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a New York minimum wage law for women, exemplifying the Court’s conservative resistance to economic regulation during the New Deal era.
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A.
Nebbia v. New York
Nebbia v. New York is a 1934 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld state regulation of milk prices and marked a major retreat from the Lochner-era limits on economic regulation under the Due Process Clause.
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B.
Apprendi v. New Jersey
Apprendi v. New Jersey is a landmark 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that any fact (other than a prior conviction) that increases a criminal defendant’s sentence beyond the statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury and proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
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C.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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D.
Payton v. New York
Payton v. New York is a landmark 1980 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Fourth Amendment generally prohibits police from making warrantless, nonconsensual entries into a suspect’s home to make a routine felony arrest.
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E.
New York v. United States (1992)
New York v. United States (1992) is a landmark Supreme Court case that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel states to enact or enforce federal regulatory programs, reinforcing the Tenth Amendment’s anti-commandeering principle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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constitutional law case ⓘ labor law case ⓘ landmark Supreme Court decision ⓘ |
| affectedGroup | women workers in New York ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo, 298 U.S. 587 (1936)
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linked to:
Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo
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| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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economic regulation ⓘ labor and employment law ⓘ |
| citation | 298 U.S. 587 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvoked |
Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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linked to:
Due Process Clause
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| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | June 1, 1936 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustice |
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes
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Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo ⓘ Justice Harlan F. Stone ⓘ Justice Louis D. Brandeis ⓘ |
| era |
Lochner era
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linked to:
Lochner v. New York
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| fullName | Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
New Deal era
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linked to:
New Deal
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| historicalSignificance |
exemplified the Supreme Court’s conservative resistance to economic regulation during the New Deal
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one of the last major Lochner-era decisions striking down labor regulation ⓘ |
| holding |
New York’s minimum wage law for women violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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the state could not fix minimum wages for adult women without violating freedom of contract ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to political pressure for changes in Supreme Court jurisprudence on economic regulation
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its reasoning was rejected the following year in West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish ⓘ |
| joinedByMajorityJustice |
Justice George Sutherland
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Justice James Clark McReynolds ⓘ
linked to:
Justice James C. McReynolds
Justice Pierce Butler ⓘ Justice Willis Van Devanter ⓘ |
| laterOverruledBy | West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish ⓘ |
| lawStruckDown | New York minimum wage law for women ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
constitutionality of minimum wage regulation
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freedom of contract ⓘ substantive due process under the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Justice Owen J. Roberts ⓘ |
| precedentFollowed | Adkins v. Children’s Hospital ⓘ |
| relatedAmendment |
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
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| relatedCase |
Adkins v. Children’s Hospital
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Lochner v. New York ⓘ West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
Lochner era substantive due process
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linked to:
Lochner v. New York
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| stateLawInvolved | New York ⓘ |
| topic |
minimum wage
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police power of the states ⓘ |
| vote | 5–4 decision ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1936 ⓘ |
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Subject: Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo Description of subject: Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo was a 1936 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a New York minimum wage law for women, exemplifying the Court’s conservative resistance to economic regulation during the New Deal era.
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Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo, 298 U.S. 587 (1936)
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linked to: Morehead v. New York ex rel. Tipaldo