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Quotation from West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish by Supreme Court of the United States
“What is this freedom? The Constitution does not speak of freedom of contract. It speaks of liberty and prohibits the deprivation of liberty without due process of law.”
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Hughes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Chief Justice Hughes questions the doctrine of liberty of contract on which Adkins rested.
Citation: "What is this freedom? The Constitution does not speak of freedom of contract. It speaks of liberty and prohibits the deprivation of liberty without due process of law." — Supreme Court of the United States, West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Hughes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id west-coast-hotel-v-parrish-q1)
Portrait: Charles Evans Hughes cph.3b15401 (3x4a), Underwood & Underwood, Public domain.
