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Hate Crime
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Hate crimes spike again in California; African Americans, Latinos targeted
The Sacramento Bee reports on what may be a troubling sign of the (Trump) times. California law enforcement agencies report an 11.2 percent spike in total hate crimes across the state…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Death of Murdered Muslim Teenager is Mourned
The Right Coast
After Stabbing, Portland’s Mayor Wants 2 Right-Wing Demonstrations Canceled : The Two-Way : NPR
The mayor of Portland is calling for the cancellation of two right-wing rallies and marches scheduled for the next few weeks, given a recent stabbing in the city by a…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Law and Order Season Finale on the “American Dream/Sanctuary”
Last week, Law & Order: SVU had its season finale and it had a "ripped from the headlines" story line about hate crimes against Muslims, undocumented immigrants, "sanctuary cities," and…
ImmigrationProf Blog
AAJC Condemns Anti-Muslim Hate Attack in Portland
From Asian Americans Advancing Justice:Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), a national affiliation of five civil rights organizations, releases the following statement in response to yesterday's tragic attack in Portland:Asian…
The Right Coast
Witnesses: Man Cut the Throats of Two MAX Passengers Who Tried to Stop Anti-Muslim Bullying of Women on Northeast Portland Train – Willamette Week
A man riding the MAX in Northeast Portland fatally stabbed two passengers who tried to stop him from hurling racial and anti-Muslim insults at women on the train, witnesses tell…
The Right Coast
Witnesses: Man Cut the Throats of Two MAX Passengers Who Tried to Stop Anti-Muslim Bullying of Women on Northeast Portland Train – Willamette Week
A man riding the MAX in Northeast Portland fatally stabbed two passengers who tried to stop him from hurling racial and anti-Muslim insults at women on the train, witnesses tell…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Charleston Church shooter Dylann Roof slated to plead guilty to state charges to avoid second capital trial
Main April 3, 2017Charleston Church shooter Dylann Roof slated to plead guilty to state charges to avoid second capital trialAs reported in this local article, "mass killer Dylann Roof will…
Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog
Compensability of Injuries from Hate Crimes and other Neutral Risk Assaults — Revisited
As I noted in my December 29, 2016 posting, the talented Post & Schell attorney Kyle Black has written the definitive brief (for Pennsylvania, in any event), on the issue of…
The Right Coast
Targets of racist graffiti now getting fined for it
(NEWSER) When Heather Lindsay and Lexene Charles discovered the n-word painted across their garage door on the weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, they decided to leave it up…