—The man convicted of murder for shooting Ahmaud Arbery withdrew his guilty plea on a federal hatecrime charge Friday, electing to stand trial for a second time in the 2020 killing of the black man.
The DOJ said it has gone "above and beyond" its remit under the COVID-19 HateCrimes Act and expedited "the review of certain hatecrimes by including additional types of hatecrimes."
This week, for example, they are promoting HateCrime Awareness Week, a campaign pledging action to encourage local authorities, key partners, and communities "affected by hatecrime to work together to tackle local hatecrime."
If misogyny is made a hatecrime, the commission said, it could become harder to convict sex offenders and domestic abusers as prosecutors would need to prove a hatecrime had occurred as part of another offence such as rape.
A man has been charged with a federal hatecrime and arson for allegedly burning down the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri last year.
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In support of his motion, Lawton cited police-reported hate-crime statistics showing incidents targeting religious groups increased from 469 in 2015, to 1,115 in 2025.
There are currently five hatecrime categories—race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and transgender identity—in England and Wales, but no separate hatecrime offences.
Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and other lawmakers call for a hatecrime investigation in the Tennessee shooting. Police have not yet confirmed a motive. We have the latest on the horrific school shooting.
The charges include one count of carrying out a first-degree domestic act of terrorism motivated by hate, 10 counts of first-degree murder, 10 counts of second-degree murder as a hatecrime, three counts of second-degree attempted murder as a hatecrime
Police arrested the man, Zheng Buqiu, and charged him with a hatecrime.
Zheng isn’t the first. In 2008, charges for hatecrimes against Falun Gong were filed in Brooklyn, and more crimes were alleged in 2012 in San Francisco.
Police have charged Zheng with a hatecrime and criminal mischief in the fourth degree, an officer told The Epoch Times. Both crimes are punishable by up to one year in jail.
Zheng Buqiu in Flushing, New York, on Feb. 10, 2022.
"Let’s be clear, the legislation is not a hatecrime bill, and if enacted, Arkansas will remain one of the last states without a hatecrime law," the ADL said in a statement.
An investigation conducted by the Fairfax Police Department, however, has found no evidence suggesting it was a hatecrime.
"The police investigation determined the physical altercation between two Fairfax High School students was not a hatecrime.
Smollett had testified that he was the victim of a real hatecrime, telling jurors “there was no hoax.”
Smollett's professional life declined after the alleged incident.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government is spending $5 million on private security and other safety measures for community groups worried about an increase in hate-fuelled violence.
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Ursua and Lunn filed the report as a hatecrime, believing these protesters were paid and sent there to embarrass Elder—emphasizing that homeless people don’t have gorilla masks and eggs in their tents.
