1900's Law and Justice | Lochner v. New York

Supreme Court decision

By: Rufus W. Peckham; John Marshall Harlan; Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Date: April 17, 1905

Source: Peckham, Rufus W., John Marshall Harlan and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Lochner v. State of New York 198 U.S. 45 (1905). Available online at http://www.caselaw.lp.findlaw.com (accessed November 22, 2002).

About the Authors: Rufus W. Peckham (1838–1909) was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1896 and served until his death. He previously sat for nearly ten years on the New York Court of Appeals.

John Marshall Harlan (1833–1911), known as "The Great Dissenter," was famous for his dissents in such cases as Plessy v. Ferguson. He served on the U.S. Supreme Court for thirty-four years.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841–1935), a Union Army veteran, served on the Massachusetts Supreme...