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Fueling the Conservative Grievance Machine

Strict Scrutiny

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Slavery Is Making a Comeback

Slavery is making a comeback, at least in one Fairfax County, Virginia court. At issue was a question about the ownership of frozen embryos that had been created by two spouses who have subsequently divorced. In answering this quite common question now, a judge relied, in part, on a 19th century law that defined enslaved people as property.

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