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Hate Crime
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Violent Anti-Immigrant Climate in Suffolk County
Southern Poverty Law Center to Release Report Documenting Violent Anti-Immigrant Climate in Suffolk County, N.Y.Report to be Released Wednesday, Sept. 2On Wednesday, Sept. 2, in Hauppauge, N.Y., the Southern Poverty Law…
Death Penalty
Pending Senate Bill Will Expand Federal Death Penalty
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
Last week, as an amendment to the Department of Defense fiscal authorization bill to cover 2010 expenses, the U.S. Senate passed the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. This week,…
The Right Coast
Philadelphia Inquirer Op-Ed on Hate Crimes Gail Heriot
I'm in the Philadelphia Inquirer today with an op-ed on the federal hate crimes bill. Here's the version as I originally wrote it. The printed version was pared down slightly: …
The Right Coast
Send a Message to Congress: Please Stop Sending Messages and Start Acting Like a Legislature Gail Heriot
The proposed Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act isn't really intended as legislation at all. It's just a case of political posturing. Congress wants everyone to know that they oppose…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Hate Crimes Tied to Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric
The Washington Post is giving national exposure to what the ImmigrationProf blog reported long ago: "an increase in hate crimes committed in recent years against Hispanics and people perceived to be…
The Right Coast
The Confusing Concept of “Hate Crimes”: The Case of Angie Zapata Gail Heriot
Tragic cases can make bad law, and the grisly murder that took place in Greeley, Colorado last year was certainly a tragedy.The victim was 18-year-old Justin Zapata. Justin was a…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Tensions Mount in Shenendoah, PA: When Will There Be Justice?
Luis Ramirez was killed in July 2008 in Shenendoah, PA and two teens were acquitted of the most serious charges a few weeks ago. The N.Y. Times reports that tensions continue to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
No Hate Crime Justice: Vincent Chin and Luis Ramirez
Last week, two of the young white men who allegedly killed Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez in Shenandoah, Penn. were acquitted by an all white jury. The case mirrors the first…
ImmigrationProf Blog
JUSTICE NOT SERVED IN PENNSYLVANIA: When will we see justice?
AP reports that "Prosecutors called the beating death of an illegal immigrant from Mexico a hate crime, and they urged an all-white jury in Pennsylvania coal country to punish two…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Hate Crimes Legislation
Unfortunately, immigrants are often the victim of hate crimes. Here's a message from the Asian American Justice Center in Washington, DC:Pass Federal Hate Crimes Law Now! Vote is coming soon!…