Article: A disputed war on hate crime.(Hate Crimes Prevention Act)(Brief Article)

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April 19, 1999
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A lifetime behind bars awaits Russell Henderson, 21, for beating homosexual student Matthew Shepard to death in Wyoming last fall. But civil rights advocates say it's no sure thing that states will aggressively prosecute crimes against gays. With President Clinton's support, they again are pressing to make it easier for federal authorities to prosecute crimes motivated by bias against homosexuals, people of the opposite sex, or the ...

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