Federal Hate Crimes

John Rudolf

No Immunity For Trayvon Martin's Killer, Authors of Florida Self-Defense Law Say

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 03.21.2012

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Republican state lawmakers in Florida responsible for a controversial 2005 self-defense law said it shouldn't apply to a neighborhood watch volunteer ...

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Trymaine Lee

Trayvon's Mother: 'I Cannot Sleep And I Cannot Relax'

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 03.21.2012

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As state and federal authorities join the probe into the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, his mother, Sybrina Fulton, said that the inves...

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Hate Crimes Law Expansion Passes Senate

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — People attacked because of their sexual orientation or gender would receive federal protections under a Senate-approved measure tha...

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