One brief in this case argued that the government "has a right to safeguard a citizen against his own lack of knowledge." That brief by Julius Mayer was addressed in the majority opinion written by Rufus Peckham, which led to this case's name becomin
One brief in this case argued that the government "has a right to safeguard a citizen against his own lack of knowledge." That brief by Julius Mayer was addressed in the majority opinion written by Rufus Peckham, which led to this case's name becoming a participle used to accuse justices of making up law. The argument that the Fourteenth Amendment does not "enact" Spencer's Social Statics was put forth in Holmes's dissent. Starting an "era" of cases that knocked down regulations on working conditions, this case dealt with a violation of the Bakeshop Act. For 10 points, name this 1905 case that centered on hours of the workday in New York.
One brief in this case argued that the government "has a right to safeguard a citizen against his own lack of knowledge."
{Lochner} v. New York [accept either order]