1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminADL hails House passage of hate-crimes bill - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="H73fejd0NJ"><a href="https://www.jta.org/2009/10/09/culture/adl-hails-house-passage-of-hate-crimes-bill">ADL hails House passage of hate-crimes bill</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/2009/10/09/culture/adl-hails-house-passage-of-hate-crimes-bill/embed#?secret=H73fejd0NJ" width="600" height="338" title="“ADL hails House passage of hate-crimes bill” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="H73fejd0NJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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After a decade of work by advocates, it’s looking like legislation to strengthen federal hate crime laws is finally headed for passage. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act passed Thursday afternoon in the House as part of the defense appropriations bill and now moves on to the Senate. The legislationwould […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315