Kidnapping

CIA Authorized to Conduct Extraordinary Rendition - Kidnapping Suspects for Torture Abroad

2001-09-17 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Following the September 11 attacks, President Bush authorizes the CIA to conduct “extraordinary rendition”—the extrajudicial kidnapping and transfer of terrorism suspects to foreign countries for detention and interrogation, often involving torture. CIA Director George Tenet and …

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Fugitive Slave Act Transforms Federal Government into Kidnapping Apparatus for Slaveholders

1850-09-18 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

Congress passes and President Millard Fillmore signs the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850, transforming the capture of freedom seekers from a state matter into a federal responsibility and converting the entire apparatus of federal law enforcement into an instrument of …

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Prigg v Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling Protects Slave Catchers and Enables Kidnapping

1842-03-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Supreme Court issues its decision in Prigg v. Pennsylvania, 41 U.S. 539 (1842), with Justice Joseph Story writing for an 8-1 majority that strikes down Pennsylvania’s “personal liberty law” and establishes sweeping protections for slave catchers that enable systematic …

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