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 ...

As the struggle for a woman’s right to govern her own body moves from the federal to the state level, anguish and anger persist — but the argument needs to change. This strong constitutional basis for ...

Roman era fetters with central padlock, iron, Great Casterton, UK (Image by permission of the Museum of London Archaeology company MOLA) Two different discoveries at sites within Roman Britain have ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...