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10 hours ago ago from Jesus Creed
David Opderbeck, one of our vigorous and steady commenters, is doing a series for us on law. This one is on hate crimes and thought crimes in the context of religious freedom. A most timely topic... And by the way, if you are in the New Orleans area, David will be presenting at this Christian law conference . Law: Hate Crimes, Thought Crimes, and Religious Freedom On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law Matthew Shepard ...
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21 hours ago ago from Jihad Watch
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1 hour, 32 minutes ago ago from OurTownNY
Hate crime charges have been dropped against the man arrested for bias attacks in the Upper East Side this summer. Driton Nicaj, an Upper East Side resident, was arrested in July for the brutal robbery of Joseph Holladay. When Nicaj, who was 19 at the time of his arrest, was arraigned, he was charged with robbery as a hate crime and aggravated harassment as a hate crime. But state Supreme Court Judge Ronald Zweibel dropped the ...
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20 hours ago ago from Israel Matzav
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