Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
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federal law
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bias-motivated violence
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| gptkbp:amends |
Hate Crimes Statistics Act
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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disability
gender identity sexual orientation |
| gptkbp:hasImpactOn |
hate crime prosecutions
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Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
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Matthew_Shepard_case
James_Byrd,_Jr._case |
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sociological studies
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gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
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court cases
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| gptkbp:isConsidered |
landmark legislation
a response to hate crimes |
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some conservative groups
potential overreach |
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media coverage
academic research legal literature |
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legal scholars
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gptkb:Department_of_Justice
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civil rights movements
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social justice movements
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| gptkbp:isNamedAfter |
gptkb:James_Byrd,_Jr.
gptkb:Matthew_Shepard |
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some religious organizations
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| gptkbp:isPartOf |
LGBT rights movement
civil rights legislation anti-discrimination efforts U.S._legislative_history U.S._civil_rights_law U.S._federal_law_history |
| gptkbp:isPortrayedBy |
hate crimes
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| gptkbp:isPromotedBy |
human rights activists
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| gptkbp:isProtectedBy |
victims of hate crimes
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| gptkbp:isReferencedIn |
political debates
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| gptkbp:isRelatedTo |
hate crime laws
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| gptkbp:isSubjectTo |
constitutional challenges
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| gptkbp:isSupportedBy |
civil rights organizations
LGBTQ+ advocacy groups victims' rights advocates |
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state and local law enforcement
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| gptkbp:signature |
gptkb:Barack_Obama
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| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
October 28, 2009
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