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huffingtonpost.com - 28 days ago
Brian Levin, J.D.: Video: In Their Own Words- Hate Crime Act Supporters Speak
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After President Obama signed the Shepard-Byrd Hate Crime Prevention Act into law in a ceremony at the White House yesterday the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism conducted interviews and shot video with various people who advocated over the course of many years for the ...
huffingtonpost.com - 10/24/2009
Brian Levin, J.D.: US Senate Passes Byrd-Shepard Hate Crime Act, Awaits Presidential Signature
— huffingtonpost.com — The United States Senate passed landmark legislation today that expands the coverage and protection of federal hate... crime laws to now include sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and disability. While a 1994 federal law technically covered ... (more) Brian Levin, J.D.: US Senate Passes Byrd-Shepard Hate ...

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mudvillegazette.com - 21 days ago
Hate Crime?
— mudvillegazette.com — This defense of the Ft Hood killer might be the most ignorant bit of typing I've ever... seen: "There are also reports that he had recently been the victim of a hate crime: His car was vandalized, with the word "Allah" scratched into the paint, and he was reportedly extremely upset by it." But ... (more) Hate Crime?
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reason.com - 30 days ago
Obama Signs Federal Hate Crime Law
— reason.com — Today President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Bird Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. At best,... it's a feel-good law that will accomplish nothing. At worst, it will undermine the division of powers between the states and the ... (more) Obama Signs Federal Hate Crime Law

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Orcinus:  Pat Robertson denounces hate-crimes bill, falsely claims it doesn't cover religious bias

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Pat Robertson denounces hate-crimes bill, falsely claims it doesn't cover religious bias
Orcinus — ... Everyone interested in advancing civil rights in America and defending the nation's minorities from the deprivation of their rights by terroristic thugs -- particularly their historic victims, from African Americans and Asian Americans to Latinos, to Jews and other religious minorities, to gays and lesbians and transgender folk -- have real cause to celebrate. Brian Levin has a nice collection of their thoughts at HuffPo. ...

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