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After two thwarted -- but unlikely -- plots by white supremacists, to assassinate Sen. Barack Obama, it's time to take a closer look at hate groups in the U.S.
View Article'This Was A Hate Crime,' Police Say Of Kansas City-Area Killings
Frazier Glenn Cross, also known as Glenn Miller, is accused of killing three people Sunday during attacks on a Jewish community center and a Jewish retirement home.(Image credit: Johnson County, Kan.,...
View ArticlePolice: Suspects In Muhammad Cartoon Contest Attack Came Out Shooting
The men, police said, fired assault rifles as soon as they came out of their vehicle. One police officer fired back and killed both suspects. Police say they have not ruled out terrorism.
View ArticleThe Pain Of Police Killings Can Last Decades
Cordero Ducksworth says he barely remembers his father, Roman, who died in 1962. And he didn't learn the circumstances of his death for almost 30 years. Now, he's fighting for justice.(Image credit:...
View ArticleAlabama's Prison System Goes On Trial
A trial starts Monday over conditions in Alabama's prisons. Mentally ill inmates say they're denied basic care. Meanwhile, the Justice Department is conducting a civil rights probe into the...
View ArticleAdvocacy Groups Push For Better Tracking Of Hate Crimes
Hate crimes are challenging to count. The FBI's annual tally is spotty because of underreporting. Advocacy groups are using their own systems to track a rise of reported attacks since the...
View ArticleMassachusetts Hotline Tracks Post-Election Hate
More than 250 "substantive reports" of harassment and hate incidents have flooded in since November. Although perpetrators are hard to identify, the hotline also serves to provide support to...
View ArticlePublic Defenders Hard To Come By In Louisiana
A new lawsuit in Louisiana challenges the state's public defense system as unconstitutional. Indigent people there arrested for serious crimes are put on waiting lists to see a public defender.(Image...
View ArticleStateside Skinheads
After two thwarted -- but unlikely -- plots by white supremacists, to assassinate Sen. Barack Obama, it's time to take a closer look at hate groups in the U.S.
View Article'This Was A Hate Crime,' Police Say Of Kansas City-Area Killings
Frazier Glenn Cross, also known as Glenn Miller, is accused of killing three people Sunday during attacks on a Jewish community center and a Jewish retirement home.(Image credit: Johnson County, Kan.,...
View ArticlePolice: Suspects In Muhammad Cartoon Contest Attack Came Out Shooting
The men, police said, fired assault rifles as soon as they came out of their vehicle. One police officer fired back and killed both suspects. Police say they have not ruled out terrorism.
View ArticleThe Pain Of Police Killings Can Last Decades
Cordero Ducksworth says he barely remembers his father, Roman, who died in 1962. And he didn't learn the circumstances of his death for almost 30 years. Now, he's fighting for justice.(Image credit:...
View ArticleAlabama's Prison System Goes On Trial
A trial starts Monday over conditions in Alabama's prisons. Mentally ill inmates say they're denied basic care. Meanwhile, the Justice Department is conducting a civil rights probe into the...
View ArticleAdvocacy Groups Push For Better Tracking Of Hate Crimes
Hate crimes are challenging to count. The FBI's annual tally is spotty because of underreporting. Advocacy groups are using their own systems to track a rise of reported attacks since the...
View ArticleMassachusetts Hotline Tracks Post-Election Hate
More than 250 "substantive reports" of harassment and hate incidents have flooded in since November. Although perpetrators are hard to identify, the hotline also serves to provide support to...
View ArticlePublic Defenders Hard To Come By In Louisiana
A new lawsuit in Louisiana challenges the state's public defense system as unconstitutional. Indigent people there arrested for serious crimes are put on waiting lists to see a public defender.(Image...
View ArticleLawsuits Allege 'Grave Harm' To Immigrant Children In Detention
Over 10,000 immigrant children are in U.S. custody. In the past year, lawyers say at least 170 willing sponsors were arrested and put in deportation proceedings after coming forward for the...
View ArticleProud Boys Founder Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Southern Poverty Law Center
SPLC has labeled the far-right Proud Boys a hate group. Gavin McInnes denies that and says the designation has ruined his reputation and caused him and the group to be barred from online platforms....
View ArticleNazi-Saluting Teens Provoke Outrage In California After Photos Flood Internet
The teens partying around a large swastika appeared online over the weekend, sparking investigations by school officials and law enforcement. (Image credit: Twitter)
View ArticleSouthern Poverty Law Center Fires Morris Dees, Its Co-Founder
The civil rights organization, well-known for its tracking of hate groups, was founded in 1971. No specific reason was given for his firing, although Dees said it related to a personnel issue.(Image...
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