Rehabilitating Lochner (Hardcover)

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 decision through subsequent battles over segregation laws, sex discrimination, civil liberties, and more, "Rehabilitating Lochner" argues not only that the court acted reasonably in "Lochner, " but that "Lochner" and like-minded cases have been widely misunderstood and unfairly maligned ever since.    

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2011
First published:	May 2011
Authors:	David E. Bernstein
Dimensions:	159 x 235 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-04353-1
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history
LSN:	0-226-04353-3
Barcode:	9780226043531

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!