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Hate Crime
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Family
Orlando, The Tony Awards, and gay parents in Texas family law courts
It has been a year since the US Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage across the country. At the time, many people, gay and straight, thought the gay community had…
ImmigrationProf Blog
President Obama on the Tragic Shooting in Orlando
Read the President's full remarks:Today, as Americans, we grieve the brutal murder -- a horrific massacre -- of dozens of innocent people. We pray for their families, who are grasping…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: When Islamophobia Turns Violent: The 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections by Engy Abdelkader
When Islamophobia Turns Violent: The 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections byEngy Abdelkader Georgetown University, May 2, 2016, The Bridge Initiative, Georgetown University, 2016Abstract: This report highlights trends and patterns surrounding Islamophobia since…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Federal prosecutors (FINALLY!) decide to pursue death penalty for Charleston mass murderer Dylann Roof
Main May 24, 2016Federal prosecutors (FINALLY!) decide to pursue death penalty for Charleston mass murderer Dylann RoofAlmost a year after Dylann Roof committed one of the worst mass murder hate…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Your tax dollars at work?: cost accounting for Aurora theater shooter James Holmes’ failed capital trial
Main April 20, 2016Your tax dollars at work?: cost accounting for Aurora theater shooter James Holmes' failed capital trialAs a matter of abstract philosophy, I have struggled for decades concerning…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Why Dylann Roof is a Terrorist Under Federal Law, and Why it Matters”
Main March 23, 2016"Why Dylann Roof is a Terrorist Under Federal Law, and Why it Matters"The title of this post is the title of this notable new article authored by…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Just why is DOJ still uncertain about seeking death penalty against Charleston mass murderer Dylann Roof?
Main February 13, 2016Just why is DOJ still uncertain about seeking death penalty against Charleston mass murderer Dylann Roof?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this…
ImmigrationProf Blog
San Francisco Man Convicted of Hate Crime for Anti-Chinese Graffiti
From the San Francisco Chronicle:A San Francisco man has been convicted of spray-painting anti-Chinese graffiti around the southeast part of the city.A jury convicted John Schenone, 62, of seven misdemeanor…
The Right Coast
German Cities Report Assaults By ‘North African Groups’ | The Daily Caller
There were lots of girls, all crying uncontrollably, an anonymous victim said of the atmosphere inside the train station in Cologne, according to Deutsche Welle. via dailycaller.comI'm not sure which…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
“This morning at Harvard Law School we woke up to a hate crime.”
By Brant Lee
"The portraits of black professors, the ones that bring me and so many other black students feelings of pride and promise, were defaced. Their faces were covered with a single…