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H.R. 1592: When is a ?hate crime? not really a ?hate crime??
  As the possible passage of H.R. 1592, the so-called ?hate crimes? bill, looms on Thursday, we need to remember the true agenda behind this bill: Paving the way for  advocates of  homosexual behavior to censor pro-family speech  through future legislation or court decisions...

Los Angeles Sees Rise In Hate Crimes, Including Religiously Motivated Incidents
According to an AP story yesterday, hate crimes rose significantly in Los Angeles County, California last year, even though the overall crime rate dropped...

DOJ releases 2007 hate-crime statistics
From the FBI's site: Overall, 7,624 hate crime incidents involving 9,006 offenses were reported to us?incidents that involved bias towards a particular race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity/national origin, or disability...

Is Dangling a Noose a Threat?
A man in Louisiana has been charged with a hate crime under 18 U.S.C. 245 based on the following conduct: A white man accused of driving past a group of black civil rights activists with two nooses dangling from the back of his pickup truck has been indicted on federal hate-crime and conspiracy charges, federal prosecutors said Jan...

Guilty verdicts in Kansas City hate-crime murder
From Mark Morris: A federal jury convicted two Kansas City men today in the hate-crime murder of a Northeast area pedestrian in 2005...

Recent CRS Reports: Corporate Mergers, Hate Crime Legislation, FDA Fast Track, Federal Pollution Controls
February 21, 2008 - FDA Fast Track and Priority Review Programs February 20, 2008 - Constitutional Limits on Hate Crime...

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Can someone detained in a search w/ warrant, be charged with a crime related to the search if they were not arrested at the time of the search?
The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...

If I pay restitution, can I still be charged with a crime?
It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...

Must a criminal suspect be read their mirana rights before being asked by the police for a confession?
before any questioning can take place for a criminal offence that you are being...

Doesn't Federal Law overide State Laws?
I believe there is some confusion on the context of the act. It is a state crime...

A friend living in the state of Michigan got fired from a job because of his criminal background. His crime had been committed over 15 years ago. Is there a statute of limitations covering when you don't have to tell an
Two issues. What background information one is required to share during the inte...

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