West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish
E284992
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld minimum wage laws and effectively ended the Lochner era by allowing greater government regulation of economic conditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish canonical | 9 |
| West Coast Hotel Company | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish Context triple: [Lochner v. New York, relatedCase, West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish]
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Yick Wo v. Hopkins
Yick Wo v. Hopkins is an 1886 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racially discriminatory enforcement of a facially neutral law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Lochner v. New York
Lochner v. New York is a landmark 1905 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a state labor regulation and became emblematic of the era in which the Court used substantive due process to protect economic liberty and limit government regulation of business.
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C.
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the standards for proving employment discrimination under Title VII, prompting Congress to later revise those standards in the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
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De Jonge v. Oregon
De Jonge v. Oregon is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the right to peaceful assembly is a fundamental liberty protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and thus applies to the states.
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E.
Katzenbach v. McClung
Katzenbach v. McClung is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in local restaurants under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish Target entity description: West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld minimum wage laws and effectively ended the Lochner era by allowing greater government regulation of economic conditions.
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A.
Yick Wo v. Hopkins
Yick Wo v. Hopkins is an 1886 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racially discriminatory enforcement of a facially neutral law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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B.
Lochner v. New York
Lochner v. New York is a landmark 1905 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a state labor regulation and became emblematic of the era in which the Court used substantive due process to protect economic liberty and limit government regulation of business.
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C.
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the standards for proving employment discrimination under Title VII, prompting Congress to later revise those standards in the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
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D.
De Jonge v. Oregon
De Jonge v. Oregon is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the right to peaceful assembly is a fundamental liberty protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and thus applies to the states.
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E.
Katzenbach v. McClung
Katzenbach v. McClung is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in local restaurants under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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constitutional law case ⓘ labor law case ⓘ landmark decision ⓘ |
| appliesConstitutionalProvision |
Due Process Clause
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surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause
|
| aroseInJurisdiction |
Washington State, United States
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surface form:
State of Washington
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| concernsIssue |
government regulation of economic conditions
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minimum wage for women ⓘ state regulation of wages ⓘ |
| hasArgumentDate | December 16, 1936 ⓘ |
| hasChiefJustice | Charles Evans Hughes ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 300 U.S. 379 ⓘ |
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | March 29, 1937 ⓘ |
| hasDissentingJustice |
George Sutherland
ⓘ
Justice James C. McReynolds ⓘ
surface form:
James C. McReynolds
Pierce Butler ⓘ Willis Van Devanter ⓘ |
| hasDocketNumber | No. 873 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
marked the end of the Lochner era
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signaled greater judicial deference to economic regulation ⓘ |
| hasJusticeInMajority |
Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo
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surface form:
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Justice Harlan F. Stone ⓘ
surface form:
Harlan F. Stone
Justice Louis D. Brandeis ⓘ
surface form:
Louis Brandeis
Justice Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
surface form:
Owen J. Roberts
|
| hasMajorityOpinionBy | Charles Evans Hughes ⓘ |
| hasNickname | the case of the switch in time that saved nine ⓘ |
| hasReargumentDate | January 30, 1937 ⓘ |
| hasVoteSplit | 5–4 decision ⓘ |
| holds |
freedom of contract is not absolute
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state minimum wage laws for women are constitutional ⓘ the state may restrict contract rights to protect the health and welfare of workers ⓘ |
| involvesParty |
Elsie Parrish
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West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
West Coast Hotel Company
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| isAssociatedWithEvent | "switch in time that saved nine" ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithPresident |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| isContextFor | New Deal economic regulation ⓘ |
| isPrecedentFor |
later minimum wage and labor standards cases
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upholding state economic regulation ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | a dispute over unpaid wages to a hotel chambermaid ⓘ |
| overrulesCase | Adkins v. Children’s Hospital ⓘ |
| relatesToDoctrine |
freedom of contract
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police power of the state ⓘ substantive due process ⓘ |
| supportsPrinciple |
legitimacy of social and economic legislation
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protection of workers’ health and welfare ⓘ |
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Subject: West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish Description of subject: West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld minimum wage laws and effectively ended the Lochner era by allowing greater government regulation of economic conditions.
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