Opinion: 13th Amendment has been cited to address what we consider modern forms of slavery, i.e., sex trafficking, bondage or aggravated kidnapping.

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. The ...

On this day in 1865, the House of Representatives passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States.

Opinion: 13th Amendment has been cited to address what we consider modern forms of slavery, i.e., sex trafficking, bondage or aggravated kidnapping.

On this day 159 years ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery in the U.S.

Explore Alton's historic contribution through Senators David Baker, James Semple, and Lyman Trumbull, who influenced U.S. law and helped abolish slavery.

The 13th Amendment legalizes slavery—and many states have their own version Like many states, California backs up the federal exception for involuntary servitude in its own state constitution.

A federal judge indicated on Monday there could be an unseen constitutional right to abortion tucked away in the 13th Amendment, according to a court order that explored potentially unanswered ...

On this day 160 years ago, Missouri Senator John Brooks Henderson introduced what would become the 13th Amendment of the constitution, abolishing slavery.

If the Thirteenth Amendment actually protected a right to abortion, then Dobbs must be overruled. And why stop there? What about the Free Exercise Clause and RFRA?

Billionaire Ken Griffin bought original copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation, both signed by former President Abraham Lincoln, at a New York Sotheby’s auction. The ...