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On this day in 1856: Violence on the U.S. Senate floor
A nearly fatal beating on the U.S. senate floor on this day in 1856 was another step toward a Civil War five years later. The…
A Common Interpretation: The Thirteenth Amendment
On the 151st anniversary of the constitutional amendment that officially ended slavery in the United States, scholars Jamal Greene…
The case of the missing 13th amendment to the Constitution
A few years ago, a group of Iowa Republicans claimed the legitimate 13th Amendment to the Constitution was “missing.” The…
Has a clumsy sentence kept “slavery” in the Colorado constitution?
An election recount could be underway soon in Colorado about a ballot initiative seeking to redefine the presence and meaning of…
Happy Birthday, Civil Rights Act
On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. The landmark law was a turning point in American history,…
American Revolution 2.0
Richard Brookhiser looks at the question of whether the abolition of slavery and federally-guaranteed black citizenship were…
The Slaughterhouse Cases: Interpreting the Reconstruction Amendments
A narrow reading of the 14th Amendment's Privilege or Immunities Clause altered the trajectory of constitutional law.
The 13th Amendment turns 150
In this commentary, Tom Donnelly of the Constitutional Accountability Center calls us to remember the constitutional achievements…
Dred Scott gets a brief moment in the national spotlight
A lot of topics crop up when people argue about politics and Supreme Court decisions, but the historic 1857 Dred Scott decision…
Celebrating one of the Voting Rights Act’s many anniversaries
In this commentary, Brianne Gorod of the Constitutional Accountability Center argues that the Voting Rights Act's multiple…
