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Supreme Court Landmark Case Lochner v. New York

Randy Barnett and Paul Kens talked about the 1905 U.S. Supreme Court case Lochner v. New York in which the court voted 5-4 to strike down a … read more

Randy Barnett and Paul Kens talked about the 1905 U.S. Supreme Court case Lochner v. New York in which the court voted 5-4 to strike down a state law restricting the number of hours that a baker could work. Instead the court held that the liberty to enter into contracts was protected by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. For more than two decades, the precedents set in this case favored employers in cases involving issues such as child labor laws and minimum wages. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown from tours of a New York City bakery and the New York Assembly chamber and the New York Court of Appeals in Albany; an interview with John Brady, a great-grandson of litigant Joseph Lochner; a March 9, 1937, radio “fireside chat” by President Franklin D. Roosevelt; the June 2015 audio recording of Chief Justice John Roberts' dissent in Obergefell v. Hodges; and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on the Senate floor in March 2013. close

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Supreme Court Landmark Case Lochner v. New York

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Program ID:
327713-1
Category:
C-SPAN Specials
Format:
Call-In
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Oct 26, 2015 | 9:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Jul 15, 2020 | 8:49am EDT | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

  • Oct 26, 2015 | 5:00pm EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
  • Oct 26, 2015 | 9:00pm EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
  • Oct 26, 2015 | 9:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 26, 2015 | 9:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 27, 2015 | 12:02am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 31, 2015 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
  • Oct 31, 2015 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Mar 31, 2016 | 10:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 04, 2017 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 05, 2017 | 12:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 05, 2017 | 4:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 07, 2017 | 8:01am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 07, 2017 | 12:13pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 07, 2017 | 4:25pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 18, 2018 | 4:25pm EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Jul 14, 2020 | 9:36pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 15, 2020 | 3:12am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 15, 2020 | 8:49am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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