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Sentencing Law and Policy
Buffalo mass shooter pleads guilty to first-degree murder charges in state court
As this AP article details, the "white gunman who massacred 10 Black shoppers and workers at a Buffalo supermarket pleaded guilty Monday to murder and hate-motivated terrorism charges, guaranteeing that…
Criminal
Buffalo mass shooter pleads guilty to first-degree murder charges in state court
As this AP article details, the "white gunman who massacred 10 Black shoppers and workers at a Buffalo supermarket pleaded guilty Monday to murder and hate-motivated terrorism charges, guaranteeing that…
Nonprofit Law Blog
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 11/25/22
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. We hope all of you have some opportunity to be…
Religion Clause
New York Governor Announces Steps to Combat Hate Crimes
Earlier this week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a number of steps to combat hate crimes. On Nov. 22, the Governor signed A1202 (full text) which makes mandatory rather than…
Simple Justice
When The Alleged Shooter Is Mx.
As the chorus of voices condemning the Club Q shooting leveled blame for hatred against transgender people in general, and drag shows in particular, at a broad swathe of people…
ImmigrationProf Blog
An L.A. mob once massacred 18 Chinese people. Now, a push to never forget the racist assault
Gregory Yee for the Los Angeles Times reports that a L.A. mob once massacred 18 Chinese people in downtown Los Angeles, The killings took place near the old federal courthouse…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"The Arbery case is heinous, but his killers’ sentences are extreme"
The title of this post is the headline of this notable new Washington Post commentary (which, as of noon Friday already prompted well over 3000 comments). The piece is authored…
Religion Clause
Data On Canadian Hate Crimes Released
On Aug. 2, Statistics Canada released Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2021. One section (Text Box 5) focuses on hate crimes and says in part:The number of police-reported hate crimes in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Two federal LWOP sentences and a 35-year term for Ahmaud Arbery's killers
In this post six months ago, I asked "Are all three defendants who murdered Ahmaud Arbery now sure to get federal LWOP sentences following federal convictions?". The answer turns out…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Video of fatal attack on African immigrant shocks Italy
Colleen Barry for the Associated Press report that "[p]olice in Italy have arrested an Italian man in the murder of a Nigerian street vendor whose brutal beating death was filmed…