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It is a law that might be held constitutional by a bench of slaveholders, while it would be held unconstitutional by all the inhabitants of a free land.
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Mann argues that laws can be interpreted differently depending on the political context and the values of the judges.
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Answer: She is in a country in which slavery is established by law.
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