David E. Bernstein

Rehabilitating Lochner

Defending Individual Rights Against Progressive Reform

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In this timely reevaluation of an infamous Supreme Court decision, David E. Bernstein provides a compelling survey of the history and background of Lochner v. New York. This 1905 decision invalidated state laws limiting work hours and became the leading case contending that novel economic regulations were unconstitutional. Sure to be controversial, Rehabilitating Lochner argues that the decision was well grounded in precedent—and that modern constitutional jurisprudence owes at least as much to the limited-government ideas of Lochner proponents as to the more expansive vision of its Progressive opponents. Tracing the influence of this decisi… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-226-04353-1
EAN: 9780226043531
Produktnummer: 10178701
Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 208 S.
Masse: H15.9 cm x B23.5 cm x D2.2 cm 468 g
Gewicht: 468
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

David E. Bernstein is Foundation Professor at the George Mason University School of Law and the author of several books, including, most recently, You Can't Say That! The Growing Threat to Civil Liberties from Antidiscrimination Laws.