Which clause of the U.S. Constitution, forbidding states to pass any laws "impairing the obligation of contracts," has the U.S. Supreme Court relied heavily upon in its battle to protect the economic elite from the demands of workers?

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The correct clause is Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution, which explicitly forbids states from passing any laws that impair the obligation of contracts. This clause has been a significant basis for Supreme Court decisions protecting contractual agreements against state interference, which has had implications for economic and labor relations.

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