The KY Constitution slavery exception is overdue for removal | Opinion

Given the current criminal grounding of our justice system, KY must remove the exception clause from our constitution, and ...
MediaPost

Lincoln Regrets 'Exception Clause' In 13th Amendment

It’s obviously hard to know what Abraham Lincoln would think today about parts of the 13th Amendment that was broadly designed to end slavery. He was assassinated just four months after Congress ...
The Advocate

This 'slavery exception clause' won't be removed from Louisiana Constitution after proposal fails

A proposal to amend Louisiana's Constitution to prohibit the use of involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime was rejected Tuesday by a House committee. Rep. Edmond Jordan, a Brusly Democrat who ...
CBS News 8

Yes, some forms of slavery are still technically legal in most US states

Slavery may sound like an issue of the past, but the topic was on the ballot in five states — Alabama, Tennessee, Oregon, Vermont and Louisiana — during the 2022 midterm election. “Neither slavery nor ...
Lexington Herald Leader

Kentucky’s Constitution still allows for slavery. A group of teens is pushing to change it

The Kentucky state Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., photographed on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Ryan C. Hermens [email protected] When Rev. Michael Swartzentruber tells people the Kentucky ...