In some parts of the world, a person may be secreted away or imprisoned by the government without any advanced notification ...

Habeas corpus is a critical safeguard of liberty. In the words of Chief Justice John Marshall in the seminal 1803 case, Marbury v. Madison, the “very essence” of civil liberty is “the right to claim ...

An Anti-Human Trafficking Legal Hub, popularly known as The Hub, has renewed calls for a stronger societal response to the ...

The possibility of being kidnapped and sold into slavery was shared by the entire American free Black community, whether ...

Michigan House members propose a resolution to ban slavery as punishment for crimes, aiming for a constitutional amendment.

Democrats and Trump critics have chastised the law firms for bending the knee to Trump, with many suggesting that the ...

Authors of a bill analysis wrote that, because federal and state courts have found involuntary servitude for inmates is allowed, a constitutional amendment might be required to enforce a law like ...

A man has been jailed for a crime so horrendous, he has become the first person in Australia to be convicted of the rare ...

An American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) attorney warned that "anybody can be picked up" if President Donald Trump uses the Alien Enemies Act with no judicial oversight. Lee Gelernt spoke on CBS ...

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(Getty Images/iStockphoto) The accused, Rakesh Rajendra Khedekar, 36, was produced before a magistrate and remanded to 14-day judicial custody, The Times of India reported. Rakesh allegedly killed ...

Some Yankees have been swinging unique lumber lately, but nothing illegal. The Bombers’ bats drew attention on Saturday, as the team set a franchise record with nine home runs in a 20-9 win over ...