7 Cited authorities

  1. Section 1981 - Equal rights under the law

    42 U.S.C. § 1981   Cited 38,045 times   247 Legal Analyses
    Granting equal rights to "make and enforce contracts" without regard to race
  2. Section 1985 - Conspiracy to interfere with civil rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1985   Cited 19,918 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Concerning conspiracies to obstruct justice or intimidate a party, witness, or juror
  3. Section 1961 - Definitions

    18 U.S.C. § 1961   Cited 14,991 times   72 Legal Analyses
    Defining what the terms “person” and “enterprise” include
  4. Section 1589 - Forced labor

    18 U.S.C. § 1589   Cited 705 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Defining "serious harm" as that which would compel a "reasonable person" to perform or continue performing labor to avoid incurring such harm
  5. Section 1581 - Peonage; obstructing enforcement

    18 U.S.C. § 1581   Cited 616 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding in peonage
  6. Section 1590 - Trafficking with respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor

    18 U.S.C. § 1590   Cited 223 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting "transport[ing] ... any person for labor or services in violation of this chapter"
  7. Section 1584 - Sale into involuntary servitude

    18 U.S.C. § 1584   Cited 201 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding persons in involuntary servitude