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Quotation from Lochner v. New York by Supreme Court of the United States
“Statutes of the nature of that under review, limiting the hours in which grown and intelligent men may labor to earn their living, are mere meddlesome interferences with the rights of the individual”
Lochner v. New York, Opinion of the Court (Justice Peckham) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Peckham characterizes hours laws for adult workers in ordinary trades.
Citation: "Statutes of the nature of that under review, limiting the hours in which grown and intelligent men may labor to earn their living, are mere meddlesome interferences with the rights of the individual" — Supreme Court of the United States, Lochner v. New York, Opinion of the Court (Justice Peckham) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id lochner-v-new-york-q3)
Portrait: Rufus W. Peckham cph.3b30513, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain.
