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Slaughterhouse Cases

Procedural History

These cases are brought here by writs of error to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. They arise out of the efforts of the butchers of New Orleans to resist the Crescent City Livestock Landing and Slaughter-House Company in the exercise of certain powers conferred by the charter which created it, and which was granted by the legislature of that State.

Facts

With regards to the history it is clear that the cases have been put forward because of the issues that have occurred in livestock. Butchers aim to increase their productivity for which they try to increase the yield produced by the animals in form of milk and meat. Therefore, these are the important facts that need consideration (Hall, 1992).

Issue

The issue that persists is increasing the production in order to enhance profits.

Rules of Law

With regards to the rules that have been set by the law, it has been said that the slaughterhouses must have all the essential machines that can be used for slaughtering of the animals. Moreover, one important consideration that needs to be followed properly is hygiene and cleanliness.

Reasoning and Analysis

The reason why these cases have been developed is because there are issues that have persisted previously, and therefore, these need to be analyzed and corrective actions need to be taken to ensure that any such problem does not occur in the future.

Holding and the Court's Order

It has been ordered by the Court that proper hygienic should be taken care of when animals are being slaughtered to ensure that the meat that is being consumed by the people is clean and good for their health.

Importance

With regards to the case, it can be said that it holds high importance because hygiene factors in edible products play a very crucial role in determining the health of the people. With regards to the evolution of the case law over the 90-year span of these decisions, government has implemented rules to ensure protection and safety of such production houses for the benefit of the general public.

Lochner v. New York

Procedural History

Since the court has rules for every sector, it also has rules for the bakery employees because of which the Bakeshop Act was implemented in New York. This law prohibited the employees to work more than a certain number of hours which was sixty hours weekly (Kens, 1998).

Facts

Bakery employees were prohibited to work for more than sixty hours in a week, or ten hours per day. However, Lochner allowed his employee to work for more than sixty hours in his bakery after which he was convicted of his second offense and fined. Then, he appealed his conviction on the grounds that the law violated his freedom to contract under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Issue

The issue is to determine the test with regards to the legislation whether the restrictions that have been imposed on the individuals with regards to their rights and business are valid under Due Process ...