Sen. Sessions Disputes Need For Hate Crimes Bill

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questions the need for the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, which would expand the classes protected by hate crime law to include sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and disability. He says that state and local legislation may already constitute adequate protection. (0:38)
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Attorney General Urges Congress To Pass Hate Crimes Bill

Attorney General Eric Holder says that both he and President Barack Obama support the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, which will extend federal protection against crimes based on sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and disability. (0:33)


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Holder: Time Is Now For Hate Crime Legislation

In light of recent events in Washington D.C., Kansas, and Arkansas, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said during a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing that the "time is right, the time is now" to pass hate crimes' legislation (0:18)
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