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Hate Crime
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The Right Coast
Middle Schoolers Face Hate Crime Charges After Attacking Students for Being White: Coconut Creek Police NBC 6 South Florida
One student said he was attacked after he was dropped off at the center before classes. He told NBC 6 that a group of guys from his school ran over…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail, years of probation, $120,106 in restitution and $25,000 fine for faking attack
In this post a few months ago, I asked "Is Jussie Smollett likely to get probation after convictions on five low-level state felony counts of disorderly conduct?". As this new…
Nonprofit Law Blog
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 2/25/22
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: ““Putin chose this war, and…
Simple Justice
Was Murderers Not Bad Enough?
The federal jury returned its verdict against the three Arberry defendants. Guilty. Guilty of violating his civil rights by murdering him. Guilty of being motivated to murder him because of…
Criminal
Are all three defendants who murdered Ahmaud Arbery now sure to get federal LWOP sentences following federal convictions?
The question in the title of this post is prompted by the federal court news this morning that three Georgia men, after having been tried, convicted and sentenced for 1murdering…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Are all three defendants who murdered Ahmaud Arbery now sure to get federal LWOP sentences following federal convictions?
The question in the title of this post is prompted by the federal court news this morning that three Georgia men, after having been tried, convicted and sentenced for 1murdering…
Other
Federal judge rejects binding sentencing federal plea deal for men who killed Ahmaud Arbery
As reported in this new AP piece, a "federal judge rejected a plea agreement Monday that would have averted a hate crimes trial for the man convicted of murdering Ahmaud…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Concurring Opinion in Felony-Murder Conviction Highlights Femicide in U.S.
By Jamie Abrams
The Massachusetts Supreme Court published Commonwealth v. Paige in December 2021. The case involved the 1987 killing of Dora Brimage for which the defendant had been indicted in 2016. The defendant…
UK Human Rights Blog
Is “Perception-Based Recording” for hate crime compatible with freedom of speech?
The Appellant, Harry Miller, succeeded in this appeal. Image: The Guardian In R (Harry Miller) v The College of Policing [2021] EWCA Civ 1926, the Court of Appeal ruled that…
Law Times News
Ajax Black man granted bail on second-degree murder as evidence shows a racist scheme and hate crime
'It was a racially fuelled hit on my client', Selwyn Pieters