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Other representative cases include '' Hammer V. Dagenhart '' (1918), where the court struck down legislation aimed at reducing child labor in factories where children under 14 worked; as well as '' Adkins V. Children's Hospital '' (1923), where the court struck down federal legislation that established a minimum wage level for women in D.C. . See also '' Bailey V. Drexel Furniture Co. ''. The era is considered to have ended with the overturning of ''Adkins v. Children's Hospital'' in the 1937 case of '' West Coast Hotel Co. V. Parrish ''. Since that period the Lochner era is considered by both liberals and conservatives alike to be a regrettable period in U.S. jurisprudence, each for different reasons. Liberal-minded people considered it a shameful time for workers' rights and conservatives use it as an example of inappropriate Judicial Activism . However, many Libertarians view ''Lochner'' and its progeny as laudable cases for their recognition of individual liberty. Supporters of ''Lochner'' also point out the inconsistency of subsequent cases in the post-''West Coast Hotel'' era. For example, '' Griswold V. Connecticut '' established a right of married couples to purchase contraceptives, but after ''West Coast Hotel'', individuals do not have the right to sell contraceptives. "Lochnerizing" has developed into a verb used in the legal community to denote judicial activism. |
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