What was the effect of the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Lochner v. New York?

In Lochner v. New York (1905), the Supreme Court struck down a New York law limiting bakery employees to ten hours of work per day. The Court said the law interfered with the liberty of employers and employees to make contracts. This ruling was a setback for the Progressive movement’s efforts to regulate working conditions, so choice A is correct.

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