First federal trial for a hate crime based on gender identity starts over trans woman’s killing
10 months ago

First federal trial for a hate crime based on gender identity starts over trans woman’s killing

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity began Tuesday in South Carolina, where a man faces charges that he killed a Black transgender woman and then fled to New York. But Ritter became “enraged” when he learned that one of Doe’s friends knew about their sexual relationship, according to Garner. Prosecutors believe the revelation, which they say prompted Ritter’s girlfriend to hurl a homophobic slur, made Ritter “extremely upset.” Garner cited text messages purporting to show that Ritter complained to Doe about the mockery less than one week before her death. A “nervous” Ritter walked to his uncle’s house about half a mile away from the crime scene and asked for a ride home, according to Garner.

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Man Guilty In Black Transgender Woman's Killing In 1st Federal Hate Crime Trial Over Gender Identity
10 months ago

Man Guilty In Black Transgender Woman's Killing In 1st Federal Hate Crime Trial Over Gender Identity

Huff Post  

The Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Courthouse in Columbia, S.C., is seen on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. via Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man was found guilty Friday of killing a Black transgender woman in the nation’s first federal trial over an alleged hate crime based on gender identity. Doe and Ritter grew close over the course of …

First federal trial involving a hate crime based on gender identity begins in South Carolina
10 months ago

First federal trial involving a hate crime based on gender identity begins in South Carolina

LA Times  

Daqua Lameek Ritter is being tried at the federal courthouse in Columbia, S.C., on charges that he killed a Black transgender woman in 2019. The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity began Tuesday in South Carolina, where a man faces charges that he killed a Black transgender woman and then fled to New York. But …

What is a hate crime?: Officials investigate if suspect who shot 3 Palestinian students can be charged with a hate crime
1 year ago

What is a hate crime?: Officials investigate if suspect who shot 3 Palestinian students can be charged with a hate crime

CNN  

CNN — The shooting of three Palestinian college students in Vermont has prompted calls for the suspect to be charged with a hate crime. Hate crime laws at the federal level ​​involve crimes “committed on the basis of the victim’s perceived or actual race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability,” according to the Justice Department. …

Hate crime laws are not the solution to violence against women and girls
3 years ago

Hate crime laws are not the solution to violence against women and girls

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hate crime laws require courts to …

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