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Slavery, Sovereignty, Nullification, and the Civil War

By Mike MaharreyPersonal Liberty Laws

The recent controversy over Confederate monuments has reignited debate about the very nature of the War Between the States, also known as the “Civil War.”

September 5, 2017
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A Brief History of “Sanctuary Cities”

By Tenth AmendmentPersonal Liberty Laws

The state and federal governments have always been at loggerheads, since virtually the first days of the Republic.

February 22, 2017
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A History of Rendition Resistance by States: From Fugitive Slaves to Immigration

By Kelli SladickHistory Immigration Personal Liberty Laws

Throughout a period spanning over two decades in the 19th century, northern states rejected and refused to honor rendition requests under the Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793 and 1850. Today, we see a similar dynamic at play

October 20, 2015
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Nullification Through Noncooperation Rests on Rock-Solid Legal Ground

By Mike MaharreyAnti-Commandeering Doctrine Nullification Personal Liberty Laws

Many supporters of nullification continue to labor under the misconception that it’s always “against the law.”

August 19, 2015
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Heroes of Liberty: Charles Langston and the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue

By Mike MaharreyEleven Years Personal Liberty Laws Resisting Slavery

On September 13, 1858, a federal marshal in Oberlin, Ohio arrested a fugitive slave from Maysville, Kentucky, named John Price.

August 13, 2015
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When Nullifiers Were Abolitionists: Vermont vs the Fugitive Slave Act

By TJ MartinellEleven Years History Nullification Personal Liberty Laws Resisting Slavery

History may not repeat itself, but it sometimes it gets close enough.

June 29, 2015
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Nullification Strategy vs Failed Calls for Federal Agent Arrests

By Mike MaharreyHistory Nullification Personal Liberty Laws Strategy1 Comment

Despite any value you might find in legislation with arrest “teeth,” it becomes a liability when it guarantees failure.

July 18, 2014
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Constitutionally Sound: Nullification of the Fugitive Slave Act

By Mike MaharreyAnti-Commandeering Doctrine Nullification Personal Liberty Laws2 Comments

The northern abolitionists resisting the fugitive slave acts stood on solid constitutional ground. The American system was designed to ensure states would check on federal power.

May 20, 2014
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Nullification: Massachusetts in 1855 and Missouri in 2014

By Mike MaharreyHistory Nullification Personal Liberty Laws

Northern states carried out arguably the most successful non-compliance campaign defying a federal act in history with their opposition to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Today, a Missouri bill takes a page from that playbook to stop state cooperation with federal enforcement of unconstitutional gun laws.

April 17, 2014
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Glover, Booth and Paine: Over 150 years of nullification

By Mike MaharreyEleven Years History Nullification Personal Liberty Laws Resisting Slavery15 Comments

Wisconsin nullified the fugitive slave act in 1859. They’ve defied the supreme court to this day. This is the story of the people behind the effort.

April 13, 2014
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What Confederates Really Thought of Nullification

By Dave BennerFeatured History Nullification Personal Liberty Laws2 Comments

Leading confederates – in their own words – attacked and denounced nullification. Learn the truth.

January 31, 2014
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Northern Resistance to Slavery is the Blueprint to Stop NSA Spying

By Mike MaharreyFeatured History Nullification Personal Liberty Laws8 Comments

Northern abolitionists embarked on a multi-state, multi-year campaign to nullify the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

January 17, 2014
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