How did bakery owners respond to the Supreme Court's decision in Lochner v. New York?

Following the Supreme Court's 1905 decision in Lochner v. New York, which struck down a state law limiting bakery employees to a 10-hour workday, bakery owners and other businessmen applauded the ruling.1

The decision favored these employers by invalidating the Bakeshop Act's hours provision, which the Court deemed an unconstitutional infringement on the "freedom of contract"—the right of employees to sell their labor to employers as they saw fit. By rejecting the state's attempt to regulate working hours under its police power, the Court effectively protected the interests of business owners against legislative interference in their labor practices.1

In contrast, the ruling was met with strong opposition from organized labour, which viewed the judiciary as an ally of capitalist entrepreneurs and an adversary to the working class.1