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'You put them in hell. This court will now put you in yours': Judge throws the book at white couple for forcing adopted Black kids to do hard labor, live in filthy shed

Jerry LambeMar 19th
Judge says human embryos from IVF are not divisible property, upending ruling based on slave law

Elura NanosMar 17th
'Weren't there to be raised as children': White couple forced adopted Black children to do hard labor and live in filthy shed

Jason KandelJan 30th
'A teenage clubhouse': Bail revoked for couple accused of locking adopted children in filthy shed, forcing manual labor

Brandi BuchmanJun 26th
Alabama made $450 million annually from 'convict leasing,' forcing Black prisoners to work at fast-food chains: Lawsuit

Elura NanosDec 13th
'Absolutely inhumane and unconscionable': Trio accused of kidnapping, torturing student 'for the purpose of slavery'

Jerry LambeDec 9th
Federal Appeals Court Says White Restaurant Owner Who 'Enslaved' Intellectually Disabled Black Man Owes Double the Damages Initially Imposed

Jerry LambeMay 3rd
SCOTUS Appeared Skeptical of Trump's Census Memo, But Conservative Wing Also Questioned a Court's Order Blocking It

Adam KlasfeldNov 30th
'He's Lost It': DOJ Alums Castigate 'Increasingly Absurd' Bill Barr for Comparing Prosecutors to Preschoolers

Jerry LambeSep 17th
Juneteenth Shows That America Has Always Slow-Walked Black Justice

Elura NanosJun 19th
Betsy DeVos: Lincoln's Battle Against Slavery Was a Battle Against 'Pro-Choice Arguments of His Day'

Jerry LambeJan 23rd
Vermont Dem Apparently Forgot that Slavery in America Was a Thing

Elura NanosJan 23rd
Harvard Law Prof Basically Just Called Trump a Slaveowner

Elura NanosJan 16th
Kanye Just Tweeted That We Should Undo the 13th Amendment

Elura NanosSep 30th
The Word 'Immigration' Appears Exactly Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution

Colin KalmbacherJun 24th
Birthplace of the Confederacy Finally Considers Apologizing for Slavery

Colin KalmbacherJun 19th