Peonage Cases
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Response to Questions Propounded by Grand Jury Relative to Peonage and Involuntary Servitude. ■
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, District Judge.
Pressure of other official duties has prevented earlier response to your requests for the advice and opinion of the court. The importance of the questions raised induces written answer at length. For some time you have been inquiring as to alleged violations of the statutes against peonage and involuntary servitude. Breaches of these laws involve the peace, good order, and honor alike of the state and of the United States. They are matters of gravest concern to every citizen. While it is a source of much regret that these laws have been violated in two localities,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ex Parte RoyallSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Prigg v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
- South & North Alabama Railroad v. MorrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
- Holden v. JamesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1814
- Joseph v. RandolphSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
3Cited by32 opinions
- Bayh v. SonnenburgIndiana Supreme Court · 1991
- Pollock v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States v. David I. ShackneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- In Re RamerizCalifornia Supreme Court · 1924
- Commonwealth v. Kentucky Jockey ClubCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
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