Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Man First To Face Prosecution Under Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act for Transgender Murder

For the first time since its passage in 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act has been used to bring charges for targeting a victim because they were transgender.. This Act expanded existing federal hate crime law to include crimes motivated by bias against t...

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