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Part VII: Expanding the Scope of the Due Process Clause

An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Lochner v. New York (1905), Muller v. Oregon (1908), Buchanan v. Warley (1917), Adkins v. Children’s Hospital (1923), Meyer v. Nebraska (1923), Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925), O’Gorman & Young, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co. (1931), Nebbia v. New York (1933), West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937), United States v. Carolene Products (1938), Williamson v. Lee Optical (1955)

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⚖️ Lochner v. New York (1905)

"Economic" Liberty in the Progressive Era

⚖️ Muller v. Oregon (1908)
⚖️ Buchanan v. Warley (1917)
⚖️ Adkins v. Children's Hospital (1923)

"Personal" Liberty in the Progressive Era

⚖️ Meyer v. Nebraska (1923)
⚖️ Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925)
⚖️ Buck v. Bell (1927)

"Economic" Liberty Through the New Deal

⚖️ O'Gorman & Young, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co. (1931)

⚖️ Nebbia v. New York (1933)

⚖️ West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937)

"Economic" Liberty After the New Deal

⚖️ United States v. Carolene Products (1938)
⚖️ Williamson v. Lee Optical (1955)