All posts tagged "conviction"
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Hate Crime Conviction Upheld by Iowa Supreme Court
The court upheld the hate crime conviction of a man who left harassing notes at homes displaying Pride flags.
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Club Q Shooter Sentenced to Life in Prison
Anderson Lee Aldrich, the Club Q shooter, was sentenced to multiple life sentences after entering a guilty plea on charges of murder.
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Jussie Smollett Appeals Conviction Over Anti-Gay “Hate Crime” Hoax
Jussie Smollett's lawyers are appealing his conviction for disorderly conduct for allegedly staging a fake "hate crime" attack.
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Brittney Griner Loses Appeal, Likely to Be Transferred to Penal Colony
A Russian court rejected American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal of a conviction on what most human rights watchdogs say are trumped-up charges of “drug...
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Former UK Lawmaker Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting a Minor
A former member of the United Kingdom’s parliament has been sentenced to more than a year in prison after being convicted for sexually assaulting a...
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Jussie Smollett’s lawyer says his client will appeal disorderly conduct conviction
Jussie Smollett’s lawyer says his client will appeal his conviction on five of six charges of disorderly conduct for allegedly lying to police about a...
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Washington State man convicted of hate crime for transgender teenager’s murder
A Washington State jury has found a man guilty of second-degree murder and a hate crime in the killing of a 17-year-old transgender girl.
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Montana judge asked to overturn “sex offender” registration requirement for consensual gay sex
Man was convicted in 1994 at age 18 for engaging in consensual same-sex relations under now-defunct Idaho law.
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Gay man’s killer charged with violating parole after being released from prison
A Texas man convicted in the 1991 beating and stabbing of a gay man outside a Houston-area nightclub is back in custody after being charged...
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California lawmakers seek pardon for gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin
A pair of California lawmakers have asked Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to issue a posthumous pardon to Bayard Rustin, an openly gay civil rights leader...
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FreeState Justice files brief supporting hate crime conviction of Amazon employee who attacked co-worker
Conviction was overturned because district court ruled that discrimination in the workplace is "noneconomic"
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Scotland pardons thousands of gay men convicted of homosexuality
New law grants a pardon to anyone convicted of same-sex sexual activity prior to decriminalization
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Alabama man found guilty of rape for making his girlfriend have sex with “gay” son
Sean Cole thought he could make his son perform sexual acts with an adult female in order to "straighten him out"
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Mississippi man sentenced to 49 years in prison for murdering transgender girlfriend
A Mississippi man who is a member of the Latin Kings gang has been sentenced to 49 years in prison for killing his former girlfriend because she...
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Man convicted of killing transgender woman gets life in prison
A transgender Florida woman’s family can now feel justice was doled out after the man convicted of killing her was sentenced to life in prison....
