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Old 04-03-2012, 07:03 AM
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Default Hate Crimes Prevention Act seems to give the FBI jurisdiction.

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On what grounds is the federal government getting involved in a state case?
Professor Kami Chavis Simmons publishes ‘Justice for Trayvon Martin and James Craig Anderson: Federal Hate Crimes Legislation and the Case for Cooperative Federalism’ in The Huffington Post | News & Events | Wake Forest School of Law