At least seven states have taken slavery exceptions out of their constitutions. In California and Nevada, so-called slavery "loopholes" are on this year's ballot. Much like the 13th Amendment in the U ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. When J. Vasquez was incarcerated at Salinas Valley State Prison in California, he ...

Proposition 6 is among the 10 statewide ballot measures that San Diego County voters will get to weigh in on this fall. Here’s what you need to know about it. Prop. 6 would remove a provision from the ...

Proposition 6 asks California voters whether to change the state constitution to expressly ban involuntary servitude. Currently, the constitution says slavery is outlawed. But it also says involuntary ...

Lawyers for six Alabama inmates argued during a Monday hearing that the prison system’s punishment of inmates for failing to go to work violates the newly updated state Constitution. The inmates filed ...

A 41-year-old man living in Lee County was recently charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors. Higinio Mendoza Apolonio, who uses several other names, according to eCourts, and provided an ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed the H-1B visa program during a news conference on Monday, criticizing how certain tech companies lay off American workers to replace them with ...

Abraham Lincoln argued Nance Legins-Costley's case before the Illinois Supreme Court. Indentured servitude, the equivalency of slavery, was allowed in Illinois. Legins-Costley lived for many years in ...

Daughter denies accusations, tells KGW charges are 'insane' PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — The mother and daughter operators of a Tigard adult foster care home made their first appearance in federal court on ...

Proposition 6 is among the 10 statewide ballot measures that Bay Area voters will get to weigh in on this fall. Here’s what you need to know about it. What would it do? Related Articles Voting by mail ...