The Washington House has passed a revised version of a bill that would expand the state’s definition of a hate crime, though ...

House Bill 1052 would expand on that so a person is considered guilty of a hate crime if they commit these acts “in whole or in part” due to a person’s perceived identity. Sponsor Rep. Cindy ...

While hate crimes are motivated by prejudice and aim to harm specific groups or individuals, terrorism typically seeks to achieve broader political, ideological, or religious goals by instilling fear ...

After two men targeted as ‘Palestinians’ were shot on Miami Beach, national and local Muslim organizations are calling on ...

Stephen Scantlebury is facing the potential for a harsher penalty, after the brutal attack on a nurse at HCA Florida Palms ...

Florida Senate Bill 406 aims to classify knowingly making false reports of criminal offenses based on bias that fall under ...

New offences created by the Commonwealth will raise the seriousness of criminal conduct, but a NSW proposal shapes as the most significant change to hate laws.

The nation's largest LGBTQ advocacy organization is urging New York prosecutors to pursue hate crime charges against in the ...

The first overhaul to the law in about 36 years will also stiffen the criminal and possible civil penalties for committing a hate crime and expand the definition of hate crimes. The changes ...