Washington (CNN)When slavery was outlawed in the US in 1865, the 13th Amendment included one exception. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party ...

This is a rush transcript from "Glenn Beck," August 19, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: Tonight is an episode that you want to DVR and you want to ...

Voters in four states have approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime, while those in a fifth state ...

Last Monday, a federal judge requested briefing on whether the Thirteenth Amendment protects a right to abortion. This raised a few eyebrows. The Thirteenth Amendment, ratified in 1865, says nothing ...

Prop Fest is a collaboration from Bay Curious and The Bay podcasts, where we break down each of the 10 statewide propositions that will be on your November 2024 ballot. Check out KQED’s Voter Guide ...

A piece in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal highlighted five “outside of the box” policy proposals advocated by reform conservatives, citing work by AEI’s Andrew P. Kelly on a novel approach to higher ...

The penalty has remained on the books in more than a dozen states, even though it hasn’t been enforced since the Civil War. But next month, voters in Alabama, Louisiana, Vermont, Oregon and Tennessee ...