Legal Opinion
United States v. Kozminski
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 29, 1988No. 86-2000PublishedCited by 400 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
This case concerns the scope of two criminal statutes enacted by Congress to enforce the Thirteenth Amendment. Title 18 U. S. C. §241 prohibits conspiracy to interfere with an individual’s Thirteenth Amendment right to be free from “involuntary servitude.” Title 18 U. S. C. § 1584 makes it a crime knowingly and willfully to hold another person “to involuntary servitude.” We must determine the meaning of “involuntary servitude” under these two statutes.
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