Court Documents

Ritchie v. People (Illinois Supreme Court) 1895

The case challenging the constitutionality of the Illinois Factory and Workshop Inspection statute

• Brief and Argument of Defendant in Error
• Brief and Argument of Plaintiff in Error
• Abstract of Record 1
• Abstract of Record 2
• Abstract of Record 3
• Abstract of Record 4
• Abstract of Record 5
• Abstract of Record 6
• Abstract of Record 7
• Abstract of Record 8
• Abstract of Record 9
• Abstract of Record 10
• Opinion of Nebraska
• Various Documents

Muller v. Oregon (United States Supreme Court) 1908

The United States Supreme Court case upholding a state statute limiting the number of hours women could work in laundries, factories and mechanical establishments

• Supreme Court Opinion
• Brief for Plaintiff in Error
• Transcript of Record 1

Ritchie v. Wayman (Illinois Supreme Court) 1910

The case brought to the Illinois Supreme Court after Muller v. Oregon.

• Brief and Argument for John E. W. Wayman
• Ritchie Complaint
• Demurrer to Bill of Complaint
• Records & Briefs
• Brief and Argument for Appellees
• Statement, Brief, and Argument for Appellant, Edgar T. Davies
• Brief and Argument for Appellants by Louis Brandeis