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Hate Crime
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Religion Clause
Conviction and Sentence of Mother Emanuel Church Shooter Uphehld
In United States v. Roof, (4th Cir., Aug. 25, 2021), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 149-page opinion, affirmed the hate crime and obstructing religion convictions of Dylan…
Criminal
Unusual Fourth Circuit panel affirms federal convictions and death sentence for Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof
I noted in this post from May 2021 that an unusual Fourth Circuit panel had to be assembled to hear the capital appeal of Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof because…
Simple Justice
When The Winds of Empathy Shift
It’s been argued with passion that prisons have become the mental health facilities of last resort, contending that many, if not most, criminal defendants are not evil but mentally ill.…
The Right Coast
Professor suggests it should be a federal hate crime to criticize Fauci and other government-funded scientists | The College Fix
Dr. Peter Hotez, a professor of pediatrics and molecular virology at Baylor College of Medicine, is arguing that federal hate-crime protections may need to be extended to Dr. Anthony Fauci…
Religion Clause
DOJ Reports On 15 Years Of Hate Crime Prosecutions
Last month (July 8), the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics issued a 15-page report titled Federal Hate Crime Prosecutions, 2005–19 (full text). A press release summarizing the report said in…
Law Times News
Governments urged to review hate crime laws on the occasion of antisemitism, Islamophobia summits
Summits offer opportunity for meaningful action for communities to be safe, supported: Ena Chadha
Religion Clause
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced For Online Threats To Jewish Community
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced yesterday that a 32 year old Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 18-months in prison after he pleaded guilty…
Simple Justice
Crime Plus “Smirk To Intimidate”
If the “Back the Blue” sign was stolen from someone else, the act of a 19-year-old unnamed woman destroying it could be a crime. and most likely is. It could…
The Faculty Lounge
CFP: Law vs. Antisemitism
This just in: CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE: August 1, 2021 Indiana University McKinney School of Law and Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality (IU Maurer School of Law) present…
Criminal
“Exploring Alternative Approaches to Hate Crimes”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new lengthy report published today by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law and Stanford Law School. I…