Oregon urges passage of federal hate bill
(Salem, Oregon) The Oregon State House of Representatives has unanimously passed a resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
The 59-0 vote also condemned the recent brutal beating of two gay men at a Seaside, Ore. beach. The two …
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(Washington) Legislation to add sexual orientation to the list of categories covered under federal hate crime law has been reintroduced in Congress.
The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, also known as the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act for the college student who was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime …
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