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Constitutional Law Keyed to Gershman
Hammer v. Dagenhart
Citation:
247 U.S. 251, 38 S. Ct. 529, 62 L. Ed. 1101 (1918)Facts
Roland Dagenhart filed suit on behalf of himself and his two minor sons who were employed in a cotton mill in Charlotte, North Carolina. One son was under 14 years of age and the other was between 14 and 16 years. The Child Labor Act of 1916 prohibited interstate shipment of goods produced in factories that employed children under 14 years of age, or children between 14-16 years who worked more than 8 hours daily, more than 6 days weekly, or between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. The Act was designed to discourage child labor by denying access to interstate markets for goods produced in factories employing children contrary to these standards. Dagenhart sought to enjoin enforcement of the Act, arguing it exceeded Congress’s constitutional authority and invaded powers reserved to the states. The government defended the Act as a valid exercise of Congress’s power to regulate interstate commerce.
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