Hate Crimes Bill Approved By Congress, Extends Protection To Gays
WASHINGTON — Physical attacks on people based on their sexual orientation will join the list of federal hate crimes in a major expansion of the ...
WASHINGTON — Physical attacks on people based on their sexual orientation will join the list of federal hate crimes in a major expansion of the ...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — Trumpeting a victory against careless spending, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a defense bill that kills some costly we...
CBS News | Brian Montopoli | Posted 05.25.2011
Last week, House Republican Leader John Boehner objected to House passage of a bill that would expand hate crime laws and make it a federal crime to a...
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011
President Obama signed major civil rights legislation on Wednesday, making it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation, gend...
The Oklahoma Daily | Ricky Maranon | Posted 05.25.2011
An Oklahoma state senator plans to offer a bill in the spring legislative session that would give the state of Oklahoma the power to opt out of federa...
AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011