Full story: Congress acts to extend hate crimes to cover gays
(Washington) The House voted Thursday to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation, significantly expanding the hate crimes law enacted in the days after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968.
With expected passage by the Senate, federal prosecutors will for the first time be …
Tags: Congress, Federal Crime, Federal Prosecutors, Gays, Hate Crimes, House Voted Thursday, Luther King Jr, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr, People, Senate, Sexual OrientationHouse votes on hate crimes bill
(Washington) The US House is scheduled to vote today on legislation to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of categories covered under federal hate crime law.
A parallel bill was introduced in the Senate on Tuesday.
Gay rights groups have been fighting to have the legislation passed for over …
Tags: Crime Law, Federal Crime, Gay Rights Groups, Gender Identity, Hate Crime, Hate Crimes Bill, Legislation, Senate, Sexual Orientation, VoteCoalition urges swift passage of hate crimes bill
(Washington) The US House is expected to vote this week on legislation to add sexual orientation to the list of categories covered under federal hate crime law.
The bill was marked up last week by the House Judiciary Committee.
A wide coalition of national civil rights, human rights, and faith communities is calling …
Tags: Crime Law, Faith Communities, Federal Crime, Hate Crime, Hate Crimes Bill, House Judiciary Committee, Human Rights, Legislation, National Civil Rights, Sexual Orientation, Swift PassageHouse committee takes up hate crimes bill
(Washington) Legislation to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of categories covered under federal hate crime law will be taken up Wednesday by the House Judiciary Committee.
It is expected the bill will be marked up and be sent to the full House for a vote, possibly before …
Tags: Crime Law, Federal Crime, Full House, Gender Identity, Hate Crime, Hate Crimes Bill, House Committee, House Judiciary Committee, Sexual Orientation, Vote, Washington LegislationHate crimes bill reintroduced in Congress
(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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