Hate Crimes Legislation

Swastika-Shaving Case To Be 1st Test Of New Hate Crimes Law Named For Matthew Shepard

AP | TIM KORTE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Matthew Shepard Act, Hate Crimes, New Mexico, New Mexico Hate Crime, Hate Crimes Legislation, Hate Crimes Law, Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, Farmington, Swastika Hate Crime, Swastika, Farmington Hate Crime, Politics News

FARMINGTON, N.M. — Three friends had just finished their shifts at a McDonald's when prosecutors say they carried out a gruesome attack on a cus...

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Amanda Terkel

Pat Toomey Speaks Out Against Hate Crimes Legislation

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Elections, Hate Crimes, Hate Crimes Legislation, Toomey Hate Crimes, Sestak Hate Crimes, Obama Hate Crime, Joe Sestak, Elections 2010, Video, Politics News

The issue of hate crimes legislation is the latest debate in the U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, with Republican Pat Toomey reiterating his 2004...

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Ryan Grim

Virginia Foxx: Story of Matthew Shepard's Murder A "Hoax" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hate Crimes Legislation, Virginia Foxx, Matthew Shepard, Video, Politics News

As the House of Representatives debates an expansion of hate crimes legislation, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) has taken the rhetoric to a new level, cl...

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