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9 hours ago2 min read
Hate Crimes Dropped Unexpectedly In A U.S. Election Year
The number of hate crimes reported to police in the largest U.S. cities fell last year, an unprecedented and unexpected decline in an...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 12, 20241 min read
School Hate Crimes Against LBGTQ+ Students on the Rise
School hate crimes targeting LGBTQ+ people have sharply risen in recent years, climbing fastest in states that have passed laws...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 5, 20231 min read
Father of Palestinian American Boy Files Wrongful-Death Lawsuit
The father of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was fatally stabbed by an Illinois landlord filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Oday...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 25, 20231 min read
Residences Were Most Common Hate Crime Locations Last Year
The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a hate crimes investigation into what led to the stabbing death of 6-year-old Wadea Al Fayoume...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 18, 20222 min read
Black College Leaders Frustrated Over No Arrests For Bomb Threats
Historically Black colleges have been targeted since the start of the year. Eight HBCUs received bomb threats on Jan. 4, each from...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 16, 20222 min read
Father, Son Connected To New Mexico Murders Of Four Muslims
The Muslim community in Albuquerque is in distress over the news that police believe the son of the prime suspect in the killing of four...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 9, 20222 min read
Federal Prison Terms Added For Three Defendants in Arbery Death
A judge sentenced a white father and son to life in prison and their neighbor to 35 years for a federal hate crime in the 2020 murder of...
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Crime and Justice News
May 23, 20221 min read
DOJ Announces New Guidelines, Grants to Fight Hate Crime
Less than a week after mass shootings targeting the Black and Taiwanese communities, the Justice Department unveiled a plan to combat...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 8, 20222 min read
Congress Finally Passes Law Making Lynching A Federal Hate Crime
After more than 100 years of effort and 200 bills that failed, legislation to designate lynching a federal hate crime passed Congress on...
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