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29 Nov 2012, 4:51 am by constitutional lawblogger
Did Congress have power pursuant to the Thirteenth Amendment to pass the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. [read post]
29 Oct 2009, 10:53 am by JB
Yesterday, President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which expands the protection of federal hate crimes laws to include homosexuals.The Office of Legal Counsel has issued an opinion explaining why the bill is constitutional. [read post]
14 Jun 2019, 10:48 am by Steven D. Schwinn
The Fourth Circuit this week rejected an as-applied Commerce Clause challenge to the Matthew Shepard & James Byrd, Jr. [read post]
5 Aug 2012, 9:58 pm by constitutional lawblogger
Holder that a group of pastors who "say that homosexuality is 'forbidden by God'" lacked standing to challenge the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act.... [read post]
23 Oct 2009, 12:00 am
The bill contains an expansion of federal hate crimes legislation, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. [read post]
16 Nov 2009, 11:10 pm
Even though the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. [read post]
29 Jul 2018, 7:22 pm by Tom Smith
In it, we argue that Section 249(a)(1) of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (the "HCPA") is unconstitutional. [read post]
21 Apr 2010, 4:25 am by Howard Friedman
One portion of the amendments adds language to incorporate the new provisions of the recently enacted Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. [read post]
14 Oct 2010, 2:03 pm by Wendy Hickok Robinson
            Halloween 27 is pleased to announce its upcoming CLE: Hate Crimes and the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 – From Theory to Prosecution. [read post]
16 May 2017, 1:38 pm by Autumn Callan
A Mississippi man was sentenced [DOJ statement] to 49 years in prison and a fine of $20,000 on Monday in the first-ever conviction under the Matthew Shepard, James Byrd Jr. [read post]
28 Oct 2014, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
Today is the 5th anniversary of the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. [read post]
11 Oct 2009, 10:23 am
Jurist's Paper Chase reports that the House of Representatives, by a vote of 281-146, passed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. [read post]