Guest Commentary: Hate-crimes bill protects free speech
Posted: October 29, 2009 at 6:33 a.m.
After years of heated debate, the Senate is poised this month to give final approval to legislation already passed by the House that expands federal hate-crimes statutes to include sexual orientation and gender identity. President Obama has promised to sign it into law.
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Opinion, Pages 4 on 10/29/2009
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