Lochner v. New York

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseTypes gptkb:U.S._Reports
constitutional law
No. 190
ongoing discussions of rights
gptkbp:citedBy 198 U.S. 45
gptkbp:community_engagement controversial ruling
gptkbp:controversy judicial restraint vs. activism
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:criticism overreach of judicial power
seen as anti-labor
gptkbp:cultural_impact shaped labor relations
gptkbp:decidedBy 1905
gptkbp:doctrine freedom of contract
gptkbp:duration over 30 years
gptkbp:historicalContext Progressive Era
gptkbp:historicalEvent part_of_American_legal_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lochner v. New York
gptkbp:impact New Deal legislation
influenced labor laws
limited state intervention
limited state regulation of business
shaped labor law jurisprudence
gptkbp:influenced economic theories
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by gptkb:West_Coast_Hotel_Co._v._Parrish
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
libertarianism
applied
Justices_of_the_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:lastProduced limited by later rulings
gptkbp:lawEnforcement Bakeshop Act
gptkbp:legacy remains a topic of legal debate
symbol of judicial activism
gptkbp:legal_principle right to contract
substantive due process
gptkbp:legalStatus economic rights
liberty of contract
violation of the 14th Amendment
gptkbp:notableFeature law schools
landmark decision
constitutional interpretation
business regulation
freedom vs. regulation
debate over government regulation
influenced_future_Supreme_Court_decisions
gptkbp:outcome protection of individual rights
invalidated state law
supported by business interests
dissenting opinions varied
economic freedom vs. public welfare
struck_down_a_New_York_law
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Rufus_Peckham
gptkbp:precedent Lochner_era
gptkbp:regulatoryCompliance debated its implications
gptkbp:related_to labor rights
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Muller_v._Oregon
police power
gptkbp:significance established precedent for economic liberty