Subsequent history None End date 1898 | Dissent Brewer, Peckham | |
Full case name Holden v. Hardy, Sheriff Citations 169 U.S. 366 (more)
18 S. Ct. 383; 42 L. Ed. 780; 1898 U.S. LEXIS 1501 Prior history Writ of habeas corpus denied; Holden remanded to custody of Sheriff Hardy Majority Brown, joined by Fuller, Harlan, Gray, Shiras, White, McKenna Ruling court Supreme Court of the United States Similar Lum v Rice, Elk v Wilkins, Pace v Alabama, Perez v Sharp, Katzenbach v Morgan | ||
Holden v. Hardy, 169 U.S. 366 (1898), is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States upheld a Utah state law limiting the number of work hours for miners and smelters as a legitimate exercise of the police power. It held that such a law is legitimate if there is indeed a rational basis, supported by facts, for the legislature to believe particular work conditions are dangerous.
The court was quick to distinguish the case from other cases of the era that imposed universal maximum hour rules, which it held unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Decision
The Supreme Court upheld the law:
References
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