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Hate Crime
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The Right Coast
Washington Post: Lab leak theory could prompt anti-Asian hate (no word on what prompted anti-Semitic attacks) HotAir
I think the reason Wuhan lab is trending is probably because a lab in Wuhan is considered the place where the virus might have leaked out. It s literally called…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Seen and Heard Beyond The Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act
By Jeremiah A. Ho | 何嘉霖 | 副教授In one of my last Zoom office hours session following this pandemic year of teaching, a Korean-American student in my contracts course signed off by giving me…
Religion Clause
President Signs COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Yesterday, President Biden signed into law S.937, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. (full text). While the impetus for the bill was the increase in hate crimes against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders,…
Religion Clause
Virginia Muslim Politician Sues Over Lynching Threat
A civil damage action for racial, religious and ethnic harassment in violation of Virginia Code § 8.01-42.1 was filed yesterday in federal district court by Qasim Rashid, a Virginia politician…
Simple Justice
Short Take: Beatings in LA Is News That Doesn’t Fit
Is it because the Paper of Record, The Gray Lady, The New York Times, doesn’t think what’s happening with Israel and the Palestinians is newsworthy? That can’t be, since that’s…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Congress passes Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Bill, Biden expected to sign
Congress has passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, new legislation aimed at strengthening federal efforts to address hate crimes that have spiked as Asian-Americans have taken blame for the coronavirus,…
The Right Coast
Police Investigate Possible Jewish Hate Crime Attack At Beverly Grove Restaurant CBS Los Angeles
The brawl occurred a little before 10 p.m. outside Sushi Fumi in the 300 block of North La Cienega Boulevard.Witnesses said a mob of pro-Palestinians attacked a group of Jewish…
Southern California Appellate News
Anti-Asian Racism and more
There's much of appellate note in the DJ and elsewhere today:First, the DJ has Aggression toward Asians fuels debate at virtual hate crimes summit, with quotes from Justice Liu. Bloomberg Law…
Simple Justice
Short Take: Fulton County District Attorney Tested
Robert Long murdered eight people in Atlanta, six of whom were Asian women. If convicted, he will not be breathing free air ever again. But that wasn’t good enough for…
Religion Clause
French Top Court Says Anti-Semitic Murderer of Jewish Woman Is Mentally Unfit To Stand Trial
France 24 reports that France's highest court, the Court of Cassation, ruled on Wednesday that a Muslim man who murdered Sarah Halimi, a Jewish woman, was not criminally responsible for the…