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The constitutional slavery exception nobody talks about
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The article examines the 13th Amendment's slavery exception clause, which permits involuntary servitude as criminal punishment, noting this constitutional provision has generated 60 years of litigation and debate but remains little-known to most Americans.
The constitutional slavery exception nobody talks about
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. What follows the abolition, separated by the word “except,” has been generating litigation and constitutional argument for 60 years. Most Americans can’t identify it. Section 1 is 39 words and worth reading before the argument about it proceeds any further. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for […]
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