Opinion
The revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment
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 ...
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On this date: Congress passes the 13th Amendment
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.
What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined by the 14th Amendment. We asked two experts in constitutional and immigration law to walk us through ...
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Dispute over Scope of Congress’s Authority to Enforce Thirteenth Amendment
Hougen, a Ninth Circuit panel divided over the question whether Congress had authority under section two of the Thirteenth Amendment to make it a federal crime to commit, or to attempt to commit ...