The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except for punishment for a crime for which the defendant has been convicted. Congress was given the power to ...

Paul G. Summers is a lawyer. He is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to ...

Apparently, not all judges along I-95 are lost. Today the Third Circuit decided Burrell v. Staff. The plaintiffs argued that violations of labor laws amounted to involuntary servitude, in violation of ...

What is “slavery,” what is “involuntary servitude” and where do courts draw the lines between forced labor, physical coercion and civic duties that sometimes require free labor? The answers lie in ...

In an interesting decision last week in U.S. v. Hougen, a Ninth Circuit panel divided over the question whether Congress had authority under section two of the Thirteenth Amendment to make it a ...

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Thirteenth Amendment celebration brings community together at Saint Peter AME ...

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Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The Thirteenth Amendment ...

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...