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Charged with "conspiracy to violate slavery laws" after offering to employ illegal immigrants and then keeping them as prisoners after Kimes was unwilling or unable to pay them. Kimes was sentenced to five years in prison for violating federal anti-slavery laws 2021: Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe: Supreme Court of the United States
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A second Beaufort County school teacher is suing a parent for defamation over “grooming” claims, arising from a classroom discussion on a book about modern-day slavery.
California's Constitution mirrors the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits slavery, but allows for involuntary servitude as punishment for crime. Advocates pushing for the ...
Consolidated with Cargill, Inc. v. Doe, [1] the case concerned a class-action lawsuit against Nestlé USA and Cargill for aiding and abetting child slavery in Côte d’Ivoire by purchasing from cocoa producers that utilize child slave labor from Mali. The plaintiffs, who were former slave laborers in the cocoa farms, brought their claim in U.S ...
For the record: 12:39 p.m. Nov. 1, 2024: An earlier version of this article stated there were nearly 60,000 prisoners with jobs in California, based on incorrect data provided by prison officials ...
Land Ordinance of 1784: Prohibited slavery in any new states after the year 1800. Omitted in final version of the bill; Wilmot Proviso (1847) - sought to prohibit slavery in the territory acquired in the Mexican-American War. Lodge Fair Elections bill (1890) - proposal to empower the federal government to ensure fair elections.
Lawmakers in California have revealed a sweeping set of legislative proposals aimed at providing reparations for state residents who are descendants of enslaved Africans.