R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul

Following is the case brief for R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, 505 U.S. 377 (1992) Case Summary of R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul: R.A.V. and other teenagers burned a cross on an African-American family’s lawn. R.A.V. was charged under St. Paul’s hate-crime ordinance, and he challenged the constitutionality of the ordinance. The trial court found the ordinance violative […]

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Hate Crime

The legal term hate crime refers to violence brought on by intolerance and prejudice. The Department of Justice defines a hate crime as an act in which an offender intends to hurt another person based on the victim’s ethnicity, national origin, race, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, or disability. Illegal acts that can be elevated to hate crimes include physical assault, […]

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