Tag: hate crime

Hate Speech Laws in Canada: One Step Back, Two Steps Forward?

This year has seen significant developments in Canada’s hate speech legislation, say attorneys Ryder Gilliland and Adam Lazier. Sean Gallagher Index July 21, 2013 In February, the Supreme Court released its decision Whatcott v. Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) , largely upholding the constitutionality of the…

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German Artist Taken To Court For Hitler Salute

Haberler July 18, 2013 Provocative German artist Jonathan Meese has to answer in court for imitating a Hitler salute. German law makes exceptions for artistic freedom, but was Meese’s gesture really art? “Art and science, research and teaching shall be free,” according to Paragraph 3…

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Baton Rouge DA Decides Against Hate Crime in Beating

WWLTV July 13, 2013 A Louisiana prosecutor says he won’t pursue hate crime charges against a black man accused of beating a white man and telling the victim he was in “the wrong neighborhood.” The Advocate reports that Donald Ray Dickerson, 41, is charged with…

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