Ruling on constitutionality of Utah "hate crimes" law [10th Circuit]
Ward v. Utah, United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, Chief Circuit Judge Deanell Reece Tacha, February 23, 2005 [upholding the constitutionality of Utah's so-called "hate crimes" statute. Plaintiff-Appellant Eric Ward burned a mink stole as part of...
Utah 'hate crime' law facially constitutional, 10th Circuit rules
The US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of Utah's so-called hate-crimes statute. The law, passed in 1992, differs from most other hate-crimes prohibitions because it does not protect an enumerated class of victims. Attempts...
Luxembourg Justice Minister Luc Frieden , speaking Friday at a meeting of EU justice ministers, has called for the European Union to institute a ban on the use of Nazi symbols as part of a larger effort to...
Hate Crimes Statistics 2003, Federal Bureau of Investigation, released November 22, 2004. Read the full text of the report here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....
The FBI announced Monday that over 7400 hate crime incidents were reported in 2003. The total, which includes 14 murders, is mostly made up of intimidation, vandalism, and property destruction. The nonprofit Southern Poverty Law Center indicates these incidents...
International brief ~ UN Security Council travels to Africa for Sudan discussions
The UN Security Council arrives in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday in preparation for its official meetings on the peace process in Sudan on Thursday. The meeting marks only the fourth time that the UN Security Council has ever held...
Botts v. The State, Georgia Supreme Court, October 25, 2004 . Excerpt:We recognize that persons of ordinary intelligence may understand the dictionary definition of the words "bias" and "prejudice." However, because...
