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Hate Crime
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Sentencing Law and Policy
“White man charged with ‘knockout game’ hate crime. Racial hypocrisy?”
Main December 27, 2013"White man charged with 'knockout game' hate crime. Racial hypocrisy?"Folks on this blog (myself included) often discuss and debate the impact of racial issues, federalism and prosecutorial…
ImmigrationProf Blog
FBI Releases 2012 Hate Crime Statistics
According to statistics released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 5,796 criminal incidents involving 6,718 offenses were reported in 2012 as being motivated by a bias toward a particular race,…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
CRL&P Daily Reads: Dec. 11, 2013
NSA takes advantage of 'cookies' used for advertising to track surveillance targets. Federal judge rejects California AG's request for dismissal in case challenging law requiring 10-day waiting period for gun owners.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Former KKK Leader Indicted for Cross Burning in Alabama; Second KKK Member Indicted for Perjury
Photo courtesy of WikipediaThe U.S. Department of Justice announced on November 29, 2013 that Joshua Dinkle, former Exalted Cyclops of a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in Ozark,…
The Right Coast
Thugs target Jews in sick knockout game | New York Post
New York City police authorities are investigating a series of unprovoked physical attacks in public places on people who are Jewish, in the form of what is called the knockout…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable new empirical research exploring legislators, prosecutors and “Expressive Enforcement”
Main September 19, 2013Notable new empirical research exploring legislators, prosecutors and "Expressive Enforcement" A helpful reader altered and recommended to me this notable new article on SSRN authored by Avlana…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Hate Crimes Trial in Germany
From NBC News:The surviving member of a neo-Nazi cell went on trial on Monday for a series of racist murders that scandalized Germany and exposed authorities’ inability or reluctance to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Judicious judicial views from US District Judge Polster when handing down Amish beard-cutting sentences
Main February 19, 2013Judicious judicial views from US District Judge Polster when handing down Amish beard-cutting sentencesAs regular readers know, the recent federal sentencing proceedings surrounding Amish defendants convicted for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Guest post on Amish sentencing: “A Travesty in Cleveland”
Main February 10, 2013Guest post on Amish sentencing: "A Travesty in Cleveland"Experienced lawyer and federal sentencing guru Mark Allenbaugh (firm website here) attended this past Friday's high-profile federal sentencing of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Amish beard-cutting ringleader gets 15 years”
Main February 8, 2013"Amish beard-cutting ringleader gets 15 years" The title of this post is the headline of this AP report on a high-profile federal sentencing which took place in…