In West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937), a hotel company challenged a state law setting mandatory minimum wage levels. The company seemingly stood on firm ground, because in Adkins v. Children’s Hospital (1923) the Supreme Court set a precedent that such laws violate constitutional due process guarantees. In West Coast Hotel, the Supreme Court ______.
A. struck down the law, applying the Adkins precedent
B. upheld the law, overruling the Adkins precedent
C. upheld the law, ignoring Adkins and instead applying the precedent set in Nebbia v. New York (1934 milk regulation case)
D. struck down the law, applying the precedents of both Adkins v. Children’s Hospital and Lochner v. New York (1905 state regulation of maximum working hours case)
B. upheld the law, overruling the Adkins precedent
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