1. Robertson v. Baldwin, No. 884., SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, Argued December 15, 1896. , January 25, 1897, Decided
OVERVIEW: The Thirteenth Amendment's involuntary servitude provision did not apply to seamen contracts because legislation concerning their desertion and absence without leave was treated as exceptional in order to prevent ship desertion at a critical moment.
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