By the 1880s, What Role Did the Courts, Including the Supreme

By the 1880s, what role did the courts, including the Supreme Court, take in the debate over liberty of contract?

A) The courts generally sided with business enterprises and ruled against labor regulations.
B) The courts tended to side with the workers because Americans' safety was their priority.
C) The courts tended to focus purely on equality before the law for former slaves.
D) The courts tended to rule in favor of workers because they were intimidated by labor unions.
E) The courts ruled on a case-by-case basis, making a clear trend one way or the other nonexistent.