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Law Dork is Chris Geidner's blog. I am the senior political and legal reporter at BuzzFeed. [Here's my bio.] This blog is inactive, but you should follow me on Twitter and Tumblr.
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- Hate Crimes, Matthew Shepard and What Happened Today
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- Sunstein Confirmed, Some Progressives Still Skeptical
- House Hears About Don't Ask, Don't Tell - and from Rep. Gohmert
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hate crimes Archive
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‘The Legacy of a Legacy’
Today was exhilarating, in every sense possible. I am, however, proud to report that the reason for the absence of any... -
A New Law
Today, President Barack Obama made history when he signed the National Defense Authorization Act, which included the Matthew Shepard and... -
Live . . . From DC!
I’m here! It’s an exciting time for me, back in D.C. right as the Hate Crimes Prevention Act is about to... -
Senate
to Take UpPasses Defense Funding Bill, Hate Crimes Today[SEE UPDATES BELOW!] According to the Senate calendar, today could be the day the Senate passes the Defense Department Appropriations Reauthorization... -
To the Senate: House OKs Defense Bill with Hate Crimes Provision
This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Defense Department Appropriations Reauthorization Conference Report, on a 281-146 roll call... -
Hate Crimes Act Makes Conference Report, Death Penalty Gone
On the 11th anniversary of the day Matthew Shepard was found, beaten and left for dead, the Conference Report for... -
In Tel Aviv Today, the Stories of Those Murdered
More than twenty-four hours have passed since I first was reading information about and covering the shooting deaths at the... -
Fatal Shooting at Tel Aviv LGBT Community Center
[UPDATE: Haaretz has updated its story to state that "[a] gunman shot dead two people and wounded at least thirteen... -
Hate Crimes: Where Are We?
[Thanks much to the folks at The Bilerico Project for cross-posting this piece this evening! -Ed.] There is a lot of...