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The Impact Of The Thirteenth Amendment On The Common Law, David S. Bogen Feb 2011

The Impact Of The Thirteenth Amendment On The Common Law, David S. Bogen

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Why Originalism Is Of So Little Use In Interpreting The Thirteenth Amendment, Henry L. Chambers Feb 2011

Why Originalism Is Of So Little Use In Interpreting The Thirteenth Amendment, Henry L. Chambers

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The 13th Amendment affords two very different visions. One vision limits the 13th Amendment’s scope to ending slavery and involuntary servitude without more. The second expands the 13th Amendment’s scope to include an anti-subordination principle. Proponents of both visions rely on originalism to support their visions. Unfortunately, originalism does not help us reach a clearly correct conclusion regarding the scope of the 13th Amendment.

That is fine, because the core question regarding the interpretation of the 13th Amendment ought to be whether the amendment is constitutionally transformative. That is, does the 13th Amendment announce a constitutional principle that requires that …


The Slavery And Involuntary Servitude Of Immigrant Workers: Two Sides Of The Same Coin, Maria L. Ontiveros Feb 2011

The Slavery And Involuntary Servitude Of Immigrant Workers: Two Sides Of The Same Coin, Maria L. Ontiveros

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[Features Of Conventional Scholarly Wisdom About The Thirteenth Amendment], Pamela Brandwein Feb 2011

[Features Of Conventional Scholarly Wisdom About The Thirteenth Amendment], Pamela Brandwein

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