Legal Opinion
Muller v. Oregon
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 24, 1908No. 107PublishedCited by 339 opinions
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE -STATE OF OREGON. The facts, which involve the constitutionality of the statute of Oregon limiting the hours of employment of women, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beewee
On February 19, 1903, the legislature of. the State of Oregon passed an act (Session Laws, 1903, p. 14$), the first section of which is in these words ;■
“Sec. 1. That no female (shall) be employed in any me- . chanical establishment, 6r factory,, or laundry in this State more than ten hours, during any one' day. The hours of work. may be so arranged as to permit, the employment of females at any time so that they shall not work more than ten hours during the twenty-four hours of any oné day.”
Section 3 made a violation of the provisions of the prior sections a misdemeanor, subject to a fine of…
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- Holden v. HardySupreme Court of the United States · 1898
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