Bunting v. Oregon
1917 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bunting v. Oregon, 243 U.S. 426 (1917), is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States upheld a ten-hour work day, which was accepted for both men and women,[1] but the state minimum-wage laws were not changed until 20 years later.
Quick Facts Bunting v. Oregon, Argued April 18, 1916Reargued January 19, 1917 Decided April 9, 1917 ...
Bunting v. Oregon | |
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Argued April 18, 1916 Reargued January 19, 1917 Decided April 9, 1917 | |
Full case name | Franklin O. Bunting, Plaintiff in Error v. The State of Oregon |
Citations | 243 U.S. 426 (more) 37 S. Ct. 435; 61 L. Ed. 830; 1917 U.S. LEXIS 2008 |
Case history | |
Prior | 71 Or. 259 (1914) |
Holding | |
The court affirmed the decision of the Oregon Supreme Court, which upheld the state law, for a ten-hour work day, as constitutional. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | McKenna, joined by Holmes, Day, Pitney, Clarke |
Dissent | White |
Dissent | Van Devanter |
Dissent | McReynolds |
Brandeis took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
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Future Supreme Court justice Felix Frankfurter, along with future Oregon Supreme Court justices George M. Brown and John O. Bailey, represented Oregon on the appeal. W. Lair Thompson and former Senator for Oregon Charles W. Fulton represented Bunting.[1]