A progressive prison reform that was on the ballot in California and Nevada this month met drastically different outcomes after the votes were counted: In California, voters chose to keep the status ...

Last year, voters in Vermont, Oregon, Tennessee and Alabama approved historic ballot measures that removed slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime from their state constitutions, ...

In California and Nevada, so-called slavery "loopholes" are on this year's ballot. Much like the 13th Amendment in the U.S. Constitution, many states across the country have an exception for slavery ...

An amendment to New Hampshire’s constitution that would codify a ban on slavery and involuntary servitude could head to New Hampshire voters’ ballots in November – but it may include a carve out for ...

If you thought the slavery question in America was settled more than 150 years ago, think again. Among the hundreds of referenda passed across the country in the midterm elections, voters in four ...

Last week, Louisiana voters struck down an amendment to its constitution that would have prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude. The four other states where slavery was on the ballot – Alabama, ...

BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSTITUTION. >> CARRYING A BELL FROM THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, SHE IS SEEKING TO OUTLAW SLAVERY AS A CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT. >> OUR CONSTITUTION DOES PROHIBIT SLAVERY AND ...

Last Monday, a federal judge requested briefing on whether the Thirteenth Amendment protects a right to abortion. This raised a few eyebrows. The Thirteenth Amendment, ratified in 1865, says nothing ...

Prop Fest is a collaboration from Bay Curious and The Bay podcasts, where we break down each of the 10 statewide propositions that will be on your November 2024 ballot. Check out KQED’s Voter Guide ...