Question

What was the effect of the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Lochner v. New York ? The Progressive movement suffered a setback because a state law that limited the workday to ten hours was struck down . The Progressive movement suffered a setback because the court refused to hear the case. The Progressive movement succeeded because the court upheld the ten-hour workday limit. The Progressive movement succeeded because the court ruled that forcing laborers to work for ten hours per day was unconstitutional​

Answer 1

New York enacted a law forbidding bakers to work more than 60 hours a week or 10 hours a day. Lochner challenged the law

The Court decided that New York did not have the right to make a law interfering with the right of an employer to make a contract with workers.

Impact/ Significance of Lochner v. New York

Was a setback for progressive legislation

Challenges states rights to regulate labor

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