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New York Legislator Seeks to Add Homelessness as a Protected Class Under State Hate Crime Laws
The New York Sun· 1 hour agoA decade-long effort to broaden New York’s hate crime laws to include homeless people as a protected...
House passes antisemitism bill with broad bipartisan support amid campus arrests
NBC News via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoJosh Gottheimer, D-N.J., a co-author of the legislation, said in a statement Wednesday. “This bill...
Hate crimes laws passed in Washington have been remarkably ineffective in protecting LGBTQ people...
Houston Chronicle· 1 day agoUnder the act, hate crimes are “violent acts motivated by actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability ...
Jewish Democrat on voting against bill: Anti-Zionism not ‘inherently’ antisemitism
The Hill via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoJewish Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) said she voted against the bill that would crack down on...
Jewish groups decry House passage of bill defining criticism of Israel as "antisemitism"
Salon.com· 6 hours agoHouse lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve legislation directing the U.S. Department...
Convicted leader of Greek far-right Golden Dawn party released on parole
Reuters via AOL· 2 hours agos far-right Golden Dawn party, Nikos Mihaloliakos, has been released from prison on parole, a Greek...
College Campus Protests: Students Arrested May Now Face Criminal Cases
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoNorthern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona Police arrested about 20 people for trespassing on...
Georgia governor signs controversial Republican-backed bill requiring cash bail for more offenses
The Hill· 12 hours agoGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp (D) signed a controversial bill requiring cash bail for more offenses that...
Daniel Radcliffe Says He's 'Really Sad' About J.K. Rowling's Anti-Trans Crusade
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 day agoRowling continued her yearslong anti-trans rights campaign by sharing a list on social media last...
NYC head of hate crimes prevention unit fired, plans to file discrimination claim
New York Daily News· 6 days agoThe director of Mayor Adams’ hate crimes prevention unit was fired from his post last week without...