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25Jun

Fourth Circuit Says Federal Hate Crime Law Applies to Workplace Assault

The federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act applies severe criminal penalties for violent acts that are motivated by race, religion, and other protected classifications. Earlier this month, a divided panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (which...
By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/fourth-circuit-says-federal-hate-crime-65411/

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