ADVERTISEMENT

Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Religion & Law Blogs -> Religion Clause

OR PHONE (866) 635-1838 for Bankruptcy Help, (866) 635-6190 for Divorce,
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense

Find a Local Lawyer

Bankruptcy (866) 635-1838
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402

Religion & Law

: Religion Clause

Senate Passes Hate Crimes Bill As Amendment To Defense Authorization Act

By Howard M. Friedman

ADVERTISEMENTS

On Thursday night, the U.S. Senate agreed to add the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act as an amendment to the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act. First by a vote of 78-13, the Senate agreed to an amendment clarifying that the hate crime provisions should not be construed or applied to infringe on First Amendment rights. Then the Senate voted 63-28 to invoke cloture on the hate crimes bill. Voice vote passage immediately followed. (AP). (See prior related posting.)

Full post as published by Religion Clause on July 17, 2009 (boomark / email).

Related Law Articles

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Self Defense
It's legal to defend yourself and your family

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

Federal Transportation Equity Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

Lawsuits and Settlements

Phone Bill Reduction
Qwest agrees to $16 million settlement in overcharging lawsuit.

CIA
Department of Defense Sued by Veterans

Ministry of Defense
$500,000 in damages in transgender humiliation suit.

The Ministry of Defense
$500,000 in damages in transgender humiliation suit.

Government Overbilling
Defense contractor to pay $8.9 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.

Related Searches

US Law

#1 Online Legal Resource

Ask Legal Questions

US Law Directory

Class Action Lawsuits

Celebrity Justice

OJ Simpson

VIDEO: NYPD rendering first aid to Empire State Building shooter
On 08-25 at 15:46PM

Acute perpendicular parking #NYPD #NYFD
On 08-18 at 22:18PM

Parallel parking gone bad. Too much gas UES NYC
On 08-18 at 21:41PM

UES NYC
On 08-18 at 21:25PM

Twitter suspends journalist critical of broadcast partner's coverage on dubious grounds @guyadams #nbcfail #twitterfail
On 07-30 at 17:57PM

Model example of 1st Amendment suppression by the People of New York City's Michael Bloomberg #OWS #NYPD
On 07-12 at 21:07PM

AG Holder lackadaisical on Operation in our Sites domain name seizures & RIAA lobbied free speech suppression @dajaz1
On 06-08 at 22:44PM

Why is the Catholic Church going to court over Obama contraception policy? @NewYorker commentary
On 05-31 at 10:08AM

Monks sue Louisiana for right to sell caskets made from forrest destroyed by Katrina
On 05-31 at 07:47AM

Are the abortion ultrasound laws headed for the Supreme Court?
On 05-15 at 21:52PM

FOLLOW USLaw.com ON TWITTER

Custom Legal Documents

Your Blog Subscriptions Subscribe to blogs

10,000+ Law Job Listings
Lawyer . Police . Paralegal . Etc

Earn a law-related degree

Are you the author of this blog? Adding USLaw.com to your Blogroll increases relevance. You qualify to display a USLaw Network badge.

Suggest changes to this blog's description or nominate another for inclusion. Register for updates.

Hate crimes bill to be introduced as amendment to DOD authorization

Levin to introduce hate crimes measure

Senate to pass hate crimes bill as amendment

Controversial Homosexual Hate Crimes Act Set for Senate Vote Thursday

U.S. House passes hate crimes bill

House passes bill expanding hate crimes protection for gender and sexual orientation

0.0151 secs (new cache)