15 Years of Progress: Honoring the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act

(USDOJ) The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division in collaboration with the University of the District of Columbia Law School, hosted an event commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Shepard-Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Several hundred attended the event in-person and online. The Shepard-Byrd Act is a landmark federal statute passed in 2009 that allows federal […] The post 15 Years of Progress: Honoring the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act appeared first on North Dallas Gazette.