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Penalty for Bias-Motivated Crimes-
Title: Penalty for Bias-Motivated Crimes-
Category: Literature / English
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Penalty for Bias-Motivated Crimes-
Penalty for Bias-Motivated Crimes-
On June 11, 1993, the United State Supreme Court upheld
Wisconsin's penalty enhancement law, which imposes harsher sentences
on criminals who "intentionally select the person against whom the
crime...is committed..because of the race, religion, color,
disability, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry of that
person." Chief Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the
unanimous Court. This paper argues against the decision, and will
attempt to prove the unconstitutionality of such penalty …showed first 75 words of 3407 total…
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Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
R.A.V. v. St. Paul
Texas v. Johnson
U.S. v. O¹Brien
Wisconsin v. Mitchell
Wooley v. Maynard
W.V. State Board of Education v. Barnette
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