Archive | Thirteenth Amendment

While I am reprising themes from prior posts, I thought I would also note that the Fifth Circuit heard argument today in United States v. Cannon, a case on the constitutionality of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crime Prevention Act — whose justification under the Thirteenth Amendment I discussed here. Josh Blackman has a detailed account […]

I do not think it is likely that the federal government will end up charging George Zimmerman with a crime. But if it does, the prosecution may raise several interesting and potentially certworthy constitutional issues. Jonathan has already noted the possibility of revisiting the dual sovereignty exception to the Double Jeopardy Clause. But another important […]