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1. Hodges v. United States, No. 14 of October Term, 1905., SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, Submitted October 19, 1905. Restored to the docket, for oral argument, November 6, 1905. Argued April 23, 1906. , May 28, 1906, Decided; Opinion withheld until dissent filed, October 24, 1906

OVERVIEW: The United States government was one of enumerated powers and the Thirteenth Amendment did not vest it with jurisdiction over the offense of conspiring to deprive African-American victims of their right to enter into employment contracts.

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