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Hate crime laws in the U.S. are inconsistent and provide incomplete methods for addressing bias-motivated violence, according to a new report.
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Read More »Hate crime laws lack uniformity across US, report finds
Baltimore prosecutors add hate crime charges in Asian American store attacks
A man accused in a rampage at three Baltimore liquor stores owned by Asian American families last month is now facing hate crime charges, prosecutors announced Monday.
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Read More »Justice Department stepping up enforcement on hate crimes
The Justice Department is stepping up its enforcement of hate crimes and other bias-related incidents.
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Read More »March Madness strikes Supreme Court watchers
Welcome to Monday, the 59th anniversary of the Broadway opening of “I Can Get It For You Wholesale,” starring newcomer Barbra Streisand. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Have you filled out your brackets for ...
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Read More »Protective order, hate crime, hairstyle bills become law
Measures to expand protection for alleged victims of sexual assault, ease the standard for proving a hate crime and broaden the state Maryland civil rights law’s definition of “race” to include ethnic hairstyles will go into effect Oct. 1.
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Read More »Maryland State Police: Hate crimes reports up by over 100
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland State Police say reports of hate crimes had increased by more than 100 from 2016 to 2017. The Capital Gazette cites the newly released numbers from State Police as saying there were 398 reports of hate crimes ...
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Read More »Murder, hate crime defendant seeks Facebook evidence ban
Lawyers for the man charged with murder and a hate crime in the fatal stabbing of a black student in Maryland have asked a judge to exclude evidence tying him to a Facebook page called "Alt-Reich: Nation."
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Read More »Mourners honor college student slain days before graduation
COLLEGE PARK — Mourners holding flowers have paid their respects at the site where a student was fatally stabbed days before his graduation. Hundreds gathered Wednesday at the University of Maryland, College Park’s chapel garden to honor Richard Collins III, ...
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Read More »Judge orders U of Md. stabbing suspect to remain behind bars
COLLEGE PARK — A white University of Maryland student accused of stabbing a black man on campus in a possible hate crime will remain behind bars after a judge denied his request for house arrest on Monday. The FBI is ...
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Read More »Md. proposal would include police in hate-crime law
A Senate committee heard testimony regarding a proposal to extend Maryland hate-crime protections to law enforcement officers. The bill, originally titled The Blue Lives Matter Act of 2017, adds language to the Police Protection Act defining a law enforcement officer ...
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