Comments on: Hate Crimes Act Makes Conference Report, Death Penalty Gone

By: Senate to Take Up Defense Funding Bill, Hate Crimes Today

Senate to Take Up Defense Funding Bill, Hate Crimes Today — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:52:17 +0000

[...] According to the Senate calendar, today could be the day the Senate passes the Defense Department Appropriations Reauthorization Conference Report. The bill, passed on Oct. 8 by the House, includes the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. I earlier discussed the specifics of the hate crimes measure, as agreed to in the Conference Report, here. [...]

By: Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Bill… Almost Home | The New Civil Rights Movement

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:27:15 +0000

[...] tonight or tomorrow. Chris Geidner offered an in-depth exam of the bill a few weeks ago: “Hate Crimes Act Makes Conference Report, Death Penalty Gone“ Like this? Share it with your [...]

By: As Hate Crimes Continue, Need for LGBT Protections Increases : glaadBLOG.org

As Hate Crimes Continue, Need for LGBT Protections Increases : glaadBLOG.org — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:48:51 +0000

[...] that President Obama shared at the HRC Gala Dinner on Friday evening included the passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act through the House of Representatives last week, as reported by The New York Times last Thursday. [...]

By: Hate Crimes Legislation Advances | Legal-Sleaze.com

Hate Crimes Legislation Advances | Legal-Sleaze.com — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:17:55 +0000

[...] Dork’s Chris Geidner has the details on the Act: On page 1483 [of the pdf] (1361 of the bill), the penalties lay out a maximum of life [...]

By: Mad Professah

Mad Professah — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:58:25 +0000

Thanks for checking that the odious Sessions amendment had been removed.

By: Transgender Hate Crimes Panel Provides Personal Stories as well as Advocacy Insight : glaadBLOG.org

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:32:52 +0000

[...] that seems about to change within just a few weeks when the Senate is expected to pass the new Defense Authorization bill with the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act attached – which will expand the existing federal hate crime law to include crimes motivated by gender, [...]

By: To the Senate: House OKs Defense Bill with Hate Crimes Provision

To the Senate: House OKs Defense Bill with Hate Crimes Provision — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:30:28 +0000

[...] Report, on a 281-146 roll call vote, which sends the bill to the Senate for final passage. As detailed at Law Dork earlier, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was [...]