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Who had the burden of proving the Bakeshop Act unconstitutional in Lochner v. New York?
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In the case of Lochner v. New York, the burden of proving the Bakeshop Act unconstitutional rested on the plaintiff, John Lochner.1
During the proceedings before the U.S. Supreme Court, the New York attorney general, Julius M. Mayer, argued that the state was not required to prove the law's validity. Instead, he maintained that the burden of proof lay with Lochner to demonstrate that the statute was unconstitutional.1