Sentences with phrase «federal hate crimes law»

In an article about the future of litigation against «Don't Ask, Don't Tell,» Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, was quoted last week in Politico as suggesting the administration's defense of the law in court would allow the federal hate crimes law to stay on the books.

Such groups have claimed that federal hate crimes laws will silence preachers, ignoring those laws» robust protections for free speech and religious expression, as well as the experience in the many states with such protections already in place.

Gang member who killed transgender woman he was dating is first to be sentenced under federal hate crime law.

Also, can the federal hate crime laws apply, because he advocates targeting based on the specific race that he mentioned?

Not exact matches

Not only can I not marry my partner, but I can be evicted and fired for being gay in this state and there are no hate crime laws on the books in this state protecting gays and lesbians (and until October 28, 2009 there were none on a federal level either).

Sam Mullet Sr. and 15 followers were found guilty last year of conspiracy to violate federal hate - crime law in connection with what authorities said were the religiously motivated attacks on several fellow Amish people.

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«New York State Police will continue to work in close partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement to aggressively pursue investigations into any reported hate crime in our state,» he said.

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On other issues: Both Democrats support the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), hate crimes legislation, coverage for domestic partners under the Family and Medical Leave Act, equal treatment of gay couples under tax laws, and repeal of the military's «Don't Ask, Don't Tell» policy.