Topic
Hate Crime
448 published works
Simple Justice
On Twitter, Falsely Reporting A Crime May Not Be A Crime
When Asha Burwell fabricated the claim that she was beaten because of the color of her skin, two things followed. The first was the usual knee-jerk reaction from those who…
ImmigrationProf Blog
California study tracks hate crimes against Asian Americans amid COVID-19 outbreak
There have been many reports of anti-Asian violence in light of the coronavirus pandemic. As reported by a California televisi0n station, ""[a]cross the country, reports of racism and hate crimes…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Trump dubs COVID-19 ‘Chinese virus’ despite hate crime risks
Deb Riechmann and Terry Tang for the Associated Press report on President Donald Trump's defense of calling COVID-19 the “Chinese virus” — or the “kung-flu,” as one administration official reportedly…
Religion Clause
Maryland Amends Hate Crime Law
The Maryland General Assembly this week gave final passage to an amended hate crime law, making it easier to convict. The bill-- SB606/ HB917 (full text)-- defines a hate crime…
Birdsong's Law Blog
Professor Birdsong’s News From Last Week Everyone should know about…
WASHINGTON, D.C. : Lynching A Hate Crime Law? We have come to learn in February 2020, sixty-five years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, the U.S. House of…
Religion Clause
Suit Seeks Data On Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes In New York
A New York state Freedom of Information Law lawsuit was filed last week by The Forward newspaper seeking information on the rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City. …
The Right Coast
Trump Hater Starts Fires in Jewish Girls Dorm, Released the Next Day | Frontpagemag
Early Friday morning, Peter Weyand broke into the all-female dormitory of Yeshiva University s Stern College. He kicked through the glass door of the Manhattan Jewish dorm and began starting…
ImmigrationProf Blog
High Level DHS Official Says Hate Crime Suspect Lacked ‘American Values’ As Dad Was Once Undocumented Immigrant
Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, Acting Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security A tweet by acting DHS deputy secretary Ken Cuccinelli (@HomelandKen) that suggested the suspect in the New York Hanukkah…
Religion Clause
Hate Crime Charges Filed In Hanukkah Stabbing Spree
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced yesterday that it has filed federal hate crime charges in the Hanukkah mass stabbing attack at a Rabbi's home…
PrawfsBlawg
Hate crimes charges in synagogue stabbing (Updated)
Main Monday, December 30, 2019Hate crimes charges in synagogue stabbing (Updated)The United States has filed federal hate-crimes charges against Grafton Thomas, accused of stabbing five people at a shul during…