Talk:Fugitive Slave Clause

Mootness
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"Mostly" obsolete?
The short description states "Obsolete clause of the U.S. Constitution". However the lead then foes on to note: "The enactment of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished slavery except as a punishment for criminal acts, has made the clause  mostly  irrelevant" [emphasis added]. There is also under "Legacy" the sentence: 'However, it has been noted in connection with the Fugitive Slave Clause that people can still be held to service or labor under limited circumstances; the U.S. Supreme Court stated in United States v. Kozminski, 487 U.S. 931, 943 (1988) that "not all situations in which labor is compelled by physical coercion or force of law violate the Thirteenth Amendment."' I'm therefore boldly changing the short description to "Mostly obsolete...". Martin of Sheffield (talk) 08:03, 24 August 2022 (UTC)