Adkins v. Children’s Hospital
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Adkins v. Children’s Hospital is a 1923 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a minimum wage law for women in the District of Columbia, marking a key moment in the Lochner-era protection of freedom of contract.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adkins v. Children’s Hospital canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark decision ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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labor and employment law ⓘ |
| citation | 261 U.S. 525 ⓘ |
| constitutionalIssue |
Due Process Clause
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surface form:
due process clause of the Fifth Amendment
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| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1923-04-09 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustices |
Edward T. Sanford
NERFINISHED
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Justice Louis D. Brandeis ⓘ
surface form:
Louis D. Brandeis
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ⓘ William R. Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Lochner v. New York
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surface form:
Lochner era
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| holding |
a minimum wage law for women in the District of Columbia is unconstitutional
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the minimum wage law violated freedom of contract protected by the Fifth Amendment due process clause ⓘ |
| impact |
limited government power to impose minimum wage regulations at the time
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strengthened Lochner-era protection of freedom of contract ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
District of Columbia
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United States federal law ⓘ |
| languageOfDecision | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
freedom of contract
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labor law ⓘ minimum wage ⓘ substantive due process ⓘ women’s employment ⓘ |
| locationOfLawChallenged | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
George Sutherland
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Justice James C. McReynolds ⓘ
surface form:
James C. McReynolds
Pierce Butler ⓘ President William Howard Taft ⓘ
surface form:
William Howard Taft
Willis Van Devanter ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | George Sutherland ⓘ |
| overruledBy | West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish ⓘ |
| overruledByYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| party |
Children’s Hospital
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surface form:
Children’s Hospital of the District of Columbia
Jesse C. Adkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
articulating strong protection for freedom of contract under the Fifth Amendment
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invalidating a minimum wage law for women ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Lochner v. New York
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West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish ⓘ |
| struckDown | District of Columbia minimum wage law for women ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century United States ⓘ |
| vote | 5–3 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1923 ⓘ |
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