A discussion of the development of civil rights law in the US through the enactment of key legislation and formation of the ...

On January 31, 1865, the U.S. Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which ended slavery in the United ...

People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...

President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined by the 14th Amendment. We ...

The Appellate Division has deferred the scheduled hearing of a review petition filed challenging the cancellation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which introduced the caretaker government ...

Washington 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, and sent it to states for ratification.

Even if the administration loses before the Supreme Court, it will force Democrats again to fight against a tougher stance on immigration issues.

During the six and a half years Savvy Shabazz spent incarcerated in nine Kentucky institutions, he worked for as little as 63 ...

One hundred and fifty years ago this month, the Thirteenth Amendment officially was ratified, and with it, slavery finally was abolished in America. The New York World hailed it as “one ...

President Donald Trump signs executive order for mass deportation to ensue, while dissolving previous ban on private prisons.

While Kentucky does ban slavery, it carves out an exception for one group of people - people convicted of a crime. The ...

The 14th Amendment grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the US"—why does Trump wants to change it?