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Senate passes expansion of hate crimes

Senate, on a 68-29 vote Thursday, approved language that would add federal penalties for attacks on gays and lesbians. The language, part of a conference committee report on the Pentagon budget, would broaden the current definition of federal hate crimes to include those based on gender, sexual orientation,...

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Inserting "hate crime" legislation into defense bill

By: RossErdmann

I guess I'm just not smart enough when it comes to the National Defense Authorization Act since I don't see any way it relates to hate crime legislation. Apparently the Democrats are far more enlightened because they do see a connection. One big enough to combine the two bills together to the protests of Republicans. The first reason was ...

about 1 month ago
U.N. body backs Gaza war report

By: ijaz8

Reporting from Jerusalem and The United Nations - In a vote likely to complicate U.S. efforts to revive Middle East peace talks, the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday endorsed a report calling on Israel and Hamas to conduct credible investigations of alleged war crimes by their forces or face further international inquiries and ...

about 1 month ago
Hate Crimes

By: broberson75

President Obama on Wednesday signed a law that makes it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity or race. The measure is name for the beating and kidnapping of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hopefully after all said it done we can drop the number of hate crimes in the United States. ...

about 1 month ago
Religion not an immutable characteristic

By: CaliforniaMike

I'm not a huge fan of hate-crime legislation, but I love the fact that whenever it comes up, Republicans fall all over themselves saying goofy things. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, whose campaign slogan is probably "He's not really orange; he just looks that way," came up with a great one this week when he explained his opposition ...

about 1 month ago
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Hate Crimes Legislation Headed to President Obama's Desk

News Source: Alternet | about 1 month ago

The cloture vote was 64-35 with Hatch absent, and our side picked up Collins, Snowe, Murkowski, Voinovich and Lugar.
Senate adds gays to hate-crimes law

News Source: Miami Herald | about 1 month ago

In a groundbreaking vote, the Senate on Thursday added sexual orientation to U.S. hate-crime law, which would give the Justice Department the power to prosecute bias-motivated crimes against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people...Hate Crimes...
Leahy praises broadened hate-crimes law

News Source: The Boston Globe | about 1 month ago

Senate passage of legislation broadening federal hate-crimes law to cover crimes based on gender, sexual orientation and disability. The House already has passed the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act and it's expected to head to President...
Senate passes expansion of hate crimes

News Source: United Press International | about 1 month ago

Senate, on a 68-29 vote Thursday, approved language that would add federal penalties for attacks on gays and lesbians. The language, part of a conference committee report on the Pentagon budget, would broaden the current definition of federal hate...
Sen. Boxer lauds passage of anti-gay hate crimes measure

News Source: The Californian | about 1 month ago

Senator Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., today praised final Senate passage of legislation to strengthen the ability of federal, state and local law enforcement to investigate and prosecute hate crimes against people based on gender, gender identity, sexual...
Senate extends hate crime shield to gays

News Source: Sydney Morning Herald | about 1 month ago

The measure, attached to a massive US defence spending bill, cleared the US Senate by a 68-29 margin on Thursday after sailing through the House of Representatives in a 281-146 ballot on October 8. It now goes to President Barack Obama, who has vowed...