hate crimes

Poll: Does Hate Crimes Bill Threaten Religious Liberties?

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - October 23, 2009

Does expanding federal hate crimes protections to gays threaten religious liberties? more >>

Will New Hate Crimes Law Threaten Religious Liberties?

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - October 23, 2009

Religious conservatives say the measure threatens religious liberties, but most legal experts disagree. more >>

Does the Hate Crimes Bill Threaten Religious Liberties?

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - July 17, 2009

As the hate crimes bill nears passage, religious conservatives say it targets pastors. more >>

Should Religious Conservatives Fear the Hate Crimes Bill?

By Dan Gilgoff - Nation & World - July 16, 2009

Conservative Christians are saying that the bill threatens religious liberty. more >>

Holocaust Museum Shooting Highlights Growth of Hate Groups

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - June 15, 2009

The shooting was most likely an attempt to draw attention to white supremacy. more >>

Berkeley Police to Determine if Fight Was a Hate Crime

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - November 17, 2008

The altercation occurred after a Palestinian flag was hung in protest during a pro-Israel concert. more >>

Getting Beyond Race

By Mortimer Zuckerman - Opinion - October 26, 2007

Editorial by Mortimer B. Zuckerman more >>

Indian Community at New Mexico Reports Attacks

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - September 12, 2007

The University of New Mexico India Students Association alleged that more than 20 of its male members were attacked by a single, unidentified man, the Daily Lobo reports. An official from the Albuquerque Police Department said that the force is stretched thin and that the attacks were probably not hate crimes. more >>

Antigay Slurs Aren't So Outmoded

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - September 12, 2007

Jerry Lewis incident reveals that prejudice is alive and well. more >>

Students Dismayed Over Possible Maryland Hate Crime

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - September 10, 2007

A University responds to the appearance of a noose on campus. more >>

Boise State Student Who Faked a Hate Crime Against Himself Summoned to Court

The Paper Trail - December 20, 2006

A Boise State University student who police say admitted he made up a report of a violent antigay hate crime against himself—but not until after the report inspired hundreds to march in two campus vigils—could now face court action. In November, the student had said a white male used antigay expletives and knocked him unconscious; he had cuts and bruises to prove it. more >>

After Proposition 2, a 'New Edge' to Racial Harassment

The Paper Trail - November 17, 2006

Racial slurs and hate speech aren't new at the University of Michigan. But since the state voted yes on Proposition 2, an affirmative action ban, they've gotten a "new edge," the university's dean of students told the Michigan Daily. more >>

Hate Crime Season, Hate Crime Awareness Season Coincide

The Paper Trail - November 16, 2006

At Lehigh, students who live in what is informally known as the "black house" discovered a skinned animal carcass on their front steps this weekend. Meanwhile, at Northeastern, an African American studies professor released the tape of a disturbing voicemail he received in late September. more >>