However, President Lincoln was also worried about the political impact of support for the amendment and remained outwardly neutral until his reelection in 1864. The passage of the Thirteenth ...

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. The Thirteenth Amendment was intended to complete the destruction of slavery begun by the U.S. government during the ...

The president’s executive order would purportedly end a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution. But that's not how ...

The Thirteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution brought a decisive end to slavery in the United States in 1865. The amendment enshrines important principles of justice—self-ownership, ...

The 13th Amendment comprises a very short statement that prohibits slavery, except for convicted criminals, and a short statement that allows Congress to pass laws to enforce this prohibition: Section ...

There has been in recent weeks a revival of interest in the full implementation of the Thirteenth Amendment, as part of a broader on-going debate triggered by the publication of the report of the ...

Trump and his allies have claimed that birthright citizenship encourages what they call “birth tourism” – claiming that ...

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Thus the powers and composition of the envisaged Provincial Councils through the 13th Amendment were somewhat restricted. The Supreme Court allowed the passage of 13 A without a referendum because ...