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Hate Crime
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Hate Crime Victim Commits Suicide
We have some sad news to report.Last April, the Houston Chronicle (here) reported thatIn a case that drew national attention, [David] Ritcheson, a Mexican-American, was severely assaulted [in April 2006]…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Pelosi on Family Immigration
Pelosi: Family Reunification is Family ValuesSan Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke at a reception in Japantown this past Sunday in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Pelosi was…
The Right Coast
Hate Crimes Law, Part 2: Will Bush Administration Follow Through on Threat to Veto? Gail Heriot
H.R. 1592 was passed in the House of Representatives on May 3rd. The vote was 237 to 180. On the same day, the White House released a "Statement of Administration…
The Right Coast
Federal Hate Crimes Law, Part 1: Lights! Camera! Legislation! Gail Heriot
I plan to blog as much as possible this week on H.R. 1592 (the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007), which passed the U.S. House of Representatives…
The Right Coast
Hate crime in paradise? Tom Smith
White couple, members of armed forces, drives into a parking lot in Hawaii, and accidentally hits a car driven by a Hawaiian, who shouts a racial epithet and proceeds to …
Sentencing Law and Policy
The virtues of throwing a book at the defendant
Main February 22, 2007The virtues of throwing a book at the defendantFrom the Cincinnati Enquirer comes this encouraging story, entitled "Book report ends jail term: Defendant says he learned from…
ImmigrationProf Blog
No Hate Crime Charge in Hmong Shooting
February 15, 2007, 2007--------------------------------------------------------------------------------National Asian American Organizations Concerned With Omission of Hate Crimes Charge in the Murder of Cha VangWashington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), Hmong National…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Hate Crime against Palestinian Students at North Carolina College
Three Guilford College (North Carolina) football players are charged in connection with the incident that happened early Saturday outside a dormitory on campus. Friends and classmates of the Palestinian students…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Conflict between Blacks and Latinos (and Many Immigrants) in L.A. Schools
Reported incidents of hate crimes in Los Angeles County increased for the first time in four years, while such incidents in schools have more than doubled from last year, according…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Lose Hate Crime Case, Sue Attorney in Legal Malpractice
Matthew Hale, convicted of "soliciting an undercover informant to murder U.S. District Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow, filed a lawsuit Thursday against his former attorney, Thomas Durkin, for legal malpractice" In…