S.1105 - Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007

A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 as introduced.

10/02/07
SALDEF Applauds Passage of Hate Crimes Prevention Act

The Senate Bill, S. 1105, sponsored by Senators Kennedy (D-MA) and Smith (R-OR), passed with the support of every Senate Democrat and Republican Senators ...

Source: Panthic Weekly, India
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09/25/07
Hate crimes bill

... Ted Kennedy (D-MA) took the Senate floor and urged the Senate to pass the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 1105). ...

Source: Proud Parenting
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09/25/07
Senate vote on hate crimes bill is tomorrow

... for you: "As a constituent, and a supporter of Human Rights Campaign, I'd like to thank the Senator for supporting the Matthew Shepard Act (S. 1105). ...

Source: Houstonvoice.com, TX
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08/18/07
It's time for a revolution--Part 2

Since the Senate will probably vote on hate crimes in early September, we need to act now by telling them to oppose bill S.1105. ...

Source: renewamerica.us, DC
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07/23/07
Senate Delays Important Hate-Crimes Vote

"People need to continue to call their senators and ask them to oppose hate-crimes legislation like S. 1105." Hate-crimes legislation doesn't go far enough, ...

Source: CitizenLink, CO
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07/23/07
Act targets violence, not thought

The Matthew Shepard Act (S. 1105) is a bipartisan bill that would expand the definition of hate crimes to include violent attacks based on a victim's gender ...

Source: Chicago Daily Southtown, IL
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07/16/07
2007 Senate Petitions

The Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 (S. 1105) provides important backup where state and local authorities cannot or ...

Source: People For the American Way, DC
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07/14/07
Freedom Held Hostage

The S.1105 Hate Crimes Bill (often referred to as the Matthew Shepard Act) was introduced in the Senate last Wednesday as an amendment to the Defense ...

Source: Town Hall, DC
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07/12/07
Christian Under Attack from US Senate- Churches to be Silenced by ...

Rick Scarborough, president of Vision America, calls upon values voters across America to call their senators and demand they oppose S. 1105, ...

Source: CR Newswire (press release), AZ
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07/10/07
American Family Association says there is reason to worry

"The text of the bill [S.1105 and HR 1592] specifically addresses 'willfully caus[ing] bodily injury to any person' (as well as attempts to cause bodily ...

Source: WorldNetDaily, OR
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07/07/07
Christian, Pro-Family Groups Stand Up Against 'Criminalizing ...

A coalition of pro-family organizations against the Senate bill S. 1105 will take a public stand against the hate crimes legislation by holding a news ...

Source: Christian Post
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06/26/07
Monroe Views, Gulf between Black, gay communities narrowing

The ad’s goals was to block S. 1105, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crime Prevention bill. The Black church does not have the bullying power it once did in both ...

Source: Windy City Times, IL
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06/18/07
In Brief: AFA Now the Stuff of Urban Legends

A bill now before Congress (HR 1592 / S. 1105) would criminalize negative comments concerning homosexuality, such as calling the practice of homosexuality a ...

Source: Ex-Gay Watch, CT
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06/17/07
Black Churchies v. Reality

WE OPPOSE S.1105, “The Matthew Shepard Act.” We believe prosecutors and anti-Christian groups will use loop holes in this proposed legislation to muzzle the ...

Source: Queerty, NY
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06/16/07
Sign the AFA's petition agaisnt the hate bill

House bill HR 1592 and Senate bill S. 1105 would make negative statements concerning homosexuality, such as calling the practice of homosexuality a sin from ...

Source: NewsBusters
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06/15/07
Your views

The Matthew Shepard Act (S. 1105) is a bipartisan bill that would expand the definition of hate crimes to include violent attacks based on a victim’s gender ...

Source: Charleston Gazette, WV
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06/13/07
SALDEF Urges Sikh Religious Leaders to Support Hate Crimes Bill

... on to an interfaith letter in support of The Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (LLEHCPA) (Senate bill number S. 1105). ...

Source: Panthic Weekly, India
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