May It Please the Court
May It Please the Court immerses listeners in the dramatic history of the Supreme Court’s most consequential rulings and unpacks how the same constitutional sentence has been reinterpreted across generations, shaping the world we live in today.
May It Please the Court
The Baker's Arrest (Lochner v. New York) | The Due Process Clause
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Justice Rufus Peckham gets his chance to make history by writing a new precedent that would dictate American domestic economic policy for a generation. Hear how the arrest of a baker named Joseph Lochner ushered in the infamous era in constitutional history known as the Lochner Era. [Originally Aired July 31, 2018]