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Sentencing Law and Policy
Feds request LWOP for Samuel Mullet Sr., leader of Amish beard-cutting gang
Main February 5, 2013Feds request LWOP for Samuel Mullet Sr., leader of Amish beard-cutting gang As reported in this local article, "Federal prosecutors today urged a judge to sentence Amish…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting defense arguments for sentencing leniency in Amish beard-cutting case
Main February 1, 2013Interesting defense arguments for sentencing leniency in Amish beard-cutting case As reported in this local article, which is headlined "Sam Mullet lawyer asks for leniency in sentencing…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Hate as an Aggravating Factor in Sentencing”
Main January 8, 2013"Hate as an Aggravating Factor in Sentencing" The title of this post is the title of this article which I found via SSRN. The piece authored by…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Tragic Hate Killing of Indian Immigrant in NYC: Death By Brown Skin
Wajahat Ali wrote a essay for Salon entitled "Death By Brown Skin." On Saturday night, an innocent Indian man, Sunando Sen, was pushed onto an oncoming train in New York City by…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Daily Read: Thirteenth Amendment Scholars Supporting Matthew Shepard & James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Act
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
Did Congress have power pursuant to the Thirteenth Amendment to pass the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes PreventionAct of 2009? President Barack Obama greets Louvon Harris, left,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Anatomy of a Modern Day Lynching: The Relationship between Hate Crimes Against Latina/os and the Debate over Immigration Reform by Kevin R. Johnson & Joanna Cuevas Ingram
Anatomy of a Modern Day Lynching: The Relationship between Hate Crimes Against Latina/os and the Debate over Immigration Reformby Kevin R. Johnson & Joanna Cuevas IngramAbstract: This is a contribution…
CrimProf Blog
Johnson & Ingram on Hate Crimes and Immigration Reform
Kevin R. Johnson and Joanna Cuevas Ingram (University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law) have posted Anatomy of a Modern Day Lynching: The Relationship…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“What Happens When the Amish Go to Prison?”
Main September 25, 2012"What Happens When the Amish Go to Prison?" The title of this post is the headline of this recent Slate piece, which is especially timely in the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Stark extremes for forthcoming debate over federal sentencing of Amish beard-cutters
Main September 21, 2012Stark extremes for forthcoming debate over federal sentencing of Amish beard-cuttersI have just seen from the start of this Cleveland Plain Dealer article that the basic terms…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Ohio Amish hair-cutting incidents now a federal hate crimes sentencing matter
Main September 20, 2012Ohio Amish hair-cutting incidents now a federal hate crimes sentencing matter As reported in this New York Times article, "Jury Convicts Amish Group of Hate Crimes," a…