Muller v. Oregon brief

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The Muller v. Oregon brief is a landmark 1908 legal document, authored by Louis D. Brandeis, that pioneered the use of extensive social science data to defend labor regulations, particularly limiting women’s working hours.

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court brief ⓘ
historical legal document ⓘ
legal brief ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Brandeis Brief ⓘ
archiveLocation various U.S. legal archives and law libraries ⓘ
argumentType police power of the state ⓘ
public health justification ⓘ
use of social science data ⓘ
author Louis D. Brandeis ⓘ
citedIn Muller v. Oregon, 208 U.S. 412 (1908) ⓘ
linked to: Muller v. Oregon
coAuthor Florence Kelley ⓘ
Josephine Clara Goldmark ⓘ
commissionedBy National Consumers League ⓘ
court Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
date 1908 ⓘ
digitalAvailability available in online legal history collections ⓘ
genderPerspective framed women as needing special protection ⓘ
historicalContext Progressive Era labor reform ⓘ
influenceOnLaw contributed to the development of legal realism ⓘ
influenced later progressive-era labor legislation ⓘ
pioneered the use of social science in constitutional litigation ⓘ
served as a model for later Brandeis briefs ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legacy foundational document in law and social science ⓘ
frequently studied in legal history and gender law courses ⓘ
legalDoctrineImpacted police power and health regulation ⓘ
substantive due process ⓘ
legalIssue constitutionality of maximum-hours legislation for women ⓘ
freedom of contract under the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
methodology compilation of empirical studies ⓘ
use of economic data ⓘ
use of medical reports ⓘ
use of sociological research ⓘ
outcomeInfluence cited by the Supreme Court in upholding the Oregon law ⓘ
pageCount over 100 pages ⓘ
partyRepresented State of Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Oregon
positionOnCase supported upholding the Oregon maximum-hours law ⓘ
relatedCase Muller v. Oregon ⓘ
subjectMatter industrial working conditions ⓘ
labor regulation ⓘ
women’s working hours ⓘ
supportsLaw Oregon law limiting women’s working hours in laundries and factories ⓘ
theme health and welfare of women ⓘ
protection of women workers ⓘ
state interest in regulating labor conditions ⓘ
title Brief for the State of Oregon ⓘ

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Louis D. Brandeis → notableWork → Muller v. Oregon brief ⓘ
subject linked to: Justice Louis D. Brandeis
Lochner v. New York → relatedCase → Muller v. Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Muller v. Oregon brief
Brandeis Brief → filedInCase → Muller v. Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Muller v. Oregon brief