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Hate Crime
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Education Law Prof Blog
Dept. of Education Publishes Final Clery Act Amendments
The U.S. Department of Education published the final regulations for the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA) amendments to the Clery Act today. Below is the Clery Center's summary of college…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“Making a Home for the Homeless in Hate Crime Legislation”
The title of this post comes from this intriguing paper by Professor Mohamed al-Hakim, the abstract of which states: Several jurisdictions in the United States (e.g., Florida and Washington) have…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Philly Stumbles on Anti-Hate Law
By John Kang
The story here: Many people have called last week's brutal attack on two gay men in Center City a hate crime, but it can't be prosecuted as one under Pennsylvania law.That…
Legislation Law Prof Blog
Homelessness as a Protected Class?
According to the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH), in 2013 there was a 23.8% increase in number of violent attacks on people experiencing homelessness. Of the 2013 attacks, 16%…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Based onBurrage, split Sixth Circuit panel reverses federal hate crime convictions for Amish beard-cutters
Main August 27, 2014Based on Burrage, split Sixth Circuit panel reverses federal hate crime convictions for Amish beard-cuttersRegular readers may recall lots of coverage early last year concerning the unusual…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Mississippi Man Shot After Reporting Cross Burning In Yard
Photo coutesy of Wikipedia The recent events in Ferguson, Missouri reminds us that the nation has some serious issues of race and racism that need to be addressed. In that vein,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: U Visas for Immigrant Victims of Hate Crimes: A Practice Guide for Advocates
"U Visas for Immigrant Victims of Hate Crimes: A Practice Guide for Advocates", UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 2459315, by JEANINE BRAUD, University of California, Berkeley - School of…
Legislation Law Prof Blog
Adding the Homeless to Hate Crime Legislation
By Sara Rankin
My scholarly and advocacy work focuses on legal and policy issues affecting homeless men, women, and children. One of these issues is the need to include homeless people in hate…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“It was clear early on they had already made up their mind.”
San Jose State University has sent three students packing and a fourth to counseling for their alleged crimes against their then-freshman classmate. As San Jose Mercury News's Tracy Kaplan reports:…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Guatemalan Immigrants Targets of New Bedford, Mass. Crime
The Boston Globe reports that many community leaders see a crime pattern in the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Over the last few years, crimes, including vicious physical attacks, have been directed…