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D.C. Judge Argues 13th Amendment Prohibiting Slavery May Provide Constitutional Right to Abortion
National Review via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFederal judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly proposed Monday that a constitutional right to abortion may be...
Four states voted to end slavery as a form of criminal punishment. Here’s why Louisiana voters...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA renewed abolitionist movement closed 13th Amendment ‘loopholes’ that allow slavery as punishment...
On this date: Congress passes the 13th Amendment
WHTM via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWashington D.C. (WHTM) On January 31, 1865, the U.S. Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which ended slavery in the United States,...
Kentucky’s Constitution still allows for slavery. A group of teens is pushing to change it
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhen Rev. Michael Swartzentruber tells people the Kentucky Constitution still allows slavery as a...
The 13th Amendment's fatal flaw created modern-day convict slavery
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn this rare photograph taken in 2000, prisoners at the Ferguson Unit in Texas are seen working in...
Lawmakers seek to end slavery for the incarcerated, which is legal in most states
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStory at a glance Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have offered...
Guest Opinion: How outlawing abortion violates the 13th Amendment
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhat is slavery? The shortest possible definition I can come up with is "involuntary servitude." The...
'A matter of right and wrong': Amendment 3 to ban slavery from state constitution
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the two-part process for constitutional...
How voters can abolish slavery forever in Tennessee this November | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAccording to the Tennessee Constitution, slavery is legal in Tennessee. On Aug. 8, 1863, in...
'Long overdue': Oregon voters can prohibit slavery, involuntary servitude in state constitution
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter near unanimous support in the Legislature sent Senate Joint Resolution 10 to the ballot,...