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In ''Lochner v. New York'' (1905), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] invalidated a law of New York that prohibited bakers from working more than 10 hours a day, or more than 60 hours a week. This ruling stood as a precedent for decades against government regulation of the workplace, until the late 1930s when Justices appointed by [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] comprised a majority for upholding regulations of the [[New Deal]]. | In ''Lochner v. New York'' (1905), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] invalidated a law of New York that prohibited bakers from working more than 10 hours a day, or more than 60 hours a week. This ruling stood as a precedent for decades against government regulation of the workplace, until the late 1930s when Justices appointed by [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] comprised a majority for upholding regulations of the [[New Deal]]. | ||
| − | It is generally regarded as anticanon and although some [[libertarians]] have praised it, [[conservatives]] such as Judge [[Robert Bork]] and Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] have criticized it as a rare example of [[conservative]] [[judicial activism]]. | + | It is generally regarded as anticanon and although some [[libertarians]] have praised it, [[conservatives]] such as Judge [[Robert Bork]]<ref>https://cfif.org/v/index.php/commentary/42/4209-conservative-judicial-activism-is-just-as-objectionable-as-liberal-judicial-activism</ref>and Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] have criticized it as a rare example of [[conservative]] [[judicial activism]]. |
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Revision as of 18:56, December 24, 2020
In Lochner v. New York (1905), the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a law of New York that prohibited bakers from working more than 10 hours a day, or more than 60 hours a week. This ruling stood as a precedent for decades against government regulation of the workplace, until the late 1930s when Justices appointed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt comprised a majority for upholding regulations of the New Deal.
It is generally regarded as anticanon and although some libertarians have praised it, conservatives such as Judge Robert Bork[1]and Justice Antonin Scalia have criticized it as a rare example of conservative judicial activism.