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Hate Crime
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The Right Coast
Sweden sword attacker had far-right leanings POLITICO
A masked man armed with a sword who killed a teacher and a student at a school in western Sweden on Thursday is said to have had far-right sympathies.The attacker, a 21-year-old…
The Right Coast
Oregon shooter said to have singled out Christians for killing in horrific act of cowardice – The Washington Post
Witnesses also said he seemed to seek specific revenge against Christians, and police examined Web posts that hinted of wider antipathy toward organized faith. via www.washingtonpost.comClearly, Christianity should be regulated.…
Hackensack New Jersey Criminal Law Blog
Police Investigate Assault, Possible Hate Crime in Ridgefield Park, NJ
Ridgefield Park NJ police are investigating an assault committed against a 14-year-old child on a village street. According to authorities, four suspects approached the victim and attacked him as he…
Sentencing Law and Policy
South Carolina prosecutors begin pursuit of death penalty again Charleston church mass murderer
Main September 3, 2015South Carolina prosecutors begin pursuit of death penalty again Charleston church mass murderer As reported in this new AP piece, the "man accused of killing nine black…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Germany condemns neo-Nazi violence outside asylum shelter
Ferment over immigration in Europe continues. Al Jezeera reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke out yesterday against violent protests against asylum seekers in the eastern German town of Heidenau…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Meaning of the Latest Anti-Latino Hate Crime in Boston: More to Come?
Bill Hing blogged about the Donald Trump-inspired hate crime in Boston in which two men allegedly severely beat -- and urinated on -- a homeless Latino. One of the alleged…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Trump’s Rhetoric Leads to Hate Crime
From Fair Immigration Reform MovementCONTACT: Carlos Vogel, (202) 239-2133, cvogel@communitychange.org“The Fruit of Trump’s Hatred is Taking Root”(WASHINGTON)--The following statement is from Kica Matos, spokesperson for the Fair Immigration Reform Movement…
ImmigrationProf Blog
At the Movies: Facing Fear
In the documentary Facing Fear, we see a former neo-Nazi skinhead and the gay victim of his hate crime meet by chance 25 years later, reconcile, and collaborate in educational…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Thanks to death penalty, one of worst racist mass murderers gets one of best defense lawyers
Main July 25, 2015Thanks to death penalty, one of worst racist mass murderers gets one of best defense lawyersOne aspect of the modern death penalty that always irks me is…
Media Law Prof Blog
Hate Crimes In Society: An Introduction
Danielle Keats Citron, University of Maryland; Yale University, Yale Information Society Project; Stanford Law School Center For Internet and Society, has published Hate Crimes In Society (Harvard University Press, 2014).…