What Principle Did the Lochner Decision Stand for?
Lochner V. New York (1905) in Lochner V. New York (1905), the Supreme Court Ruled That a New York Law Setting Maximum Working Hours for Bakers Was...
Lochner v. New York (1905) In Lochner v. New York (1905), the Supreme Court ruled that a New York law setting maximum working hours for bakers was unconstitutional.
Why is Lochner wrong?
The Standard Interpretations. Some argue that Lochner is wrong because it stands for unprincipled judicial activism through the expansion of the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment. ... On this view, Lochner was largely overturned through a line of cases beginning with West Coast Hotel Co.
What was the Lochner decision?
5–4 decision for Lochner
The Court invalidated the New York law. The majority maintained that the statute interfered with the freedom of contract, and thus the Fourteenth Amendment's right to liberty afforded to employer and employee.
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