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Quotation from Washington v. Glucksberg by Supreme Court of the United States
“Although this principle was unobjectionable, what followed for a season was, in the realm of economic legislation, the echo of Dred Scott.”
Washington v. Glucksberg, Opinion of Justice Souter, concurring in the judgment (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Souter, tracing the history of unenumerated-rights review, describes the Lochner era as a cautionary episode.
Citation: "Although this principle was unobjectionable, what followed for a season was, in the realm of economic legislation, the echo of Dred Scott." — Supreme Court of the United States, Washington v. Glucksberg, Opinion of Justice Souter, concurring in the judgment (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id washington-v-glucksberg-q5)
Portrait: William Rehnquist, Unknown, Public domain.
