Reports of increasingly violent incidents are really astounding. What can we do to prevent another Matthew Shepard? … The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Hate Crimes Act broadened the circumstances where the federal government could intervene. … right, like voting. So the federal government literally could only intervene prior to the passage of the Matthew Shepard, James Byrd Hate Crimes Act. (26:49–27:30)
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Asserts that the Act expanded federal intervention in hate crimes.
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