南方律师、在威尔逊总统的第一个任期担任美国司法部长的詹姆斯·克拉克·麦克雷诺兹（James Clark McReynolds）法官撰写了不同意见 — — 所有四个案件的不同意见都一样。
Justice James Clark McReynolds, a southern lawyer who was US Attorney General during President Woodrow Wilson’s first term, wrote the dissenting opinion – one for all four cases. In a brief speech, he talked about the sanctity of contracts, government obligations, and repudiation under the guise of law.