The defendants also are charged with violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr.
This afternoon, I signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Commemorates Enactment of Hate Crimes Prevention Act | The White House
Now assaults such as the murder of a young gay man, Matthew Shepard, in Laramie, Wyoming, 11 years ago can be prosecuted federally.
The new law would certainly cover the case of Matthew Shepard, who apparently made a pass at one of his killers in a Laramie bar.
The Justice Department enforces the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr.
In his SI story, Collins writes about the gradual way he reached his decision, his inner battles and his quiet signals of solidarity (he wore the No. 98 this season as a private tribute to Matthew Shepard, the gay college student murdered in 1998).
Even while hiding his sexual orientation, Collins says, he quietly made a statement for gay rights by wearing No. 98 with the Celtics and Wizards: 1998 was the year Matthew Shepard, a gay college student in Wyoming, was killed, and the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization, was founded.
But the cause endured and the struggle continued, waged by the family of Matthew Shepard, by the family of James Byrd, by folks who held vigils and led marches, by those who rallied and organized and refused to give up, by the late Senator Ted Kennedy who fought so hard for this legislation -- (applause) -- and all who toiled for years to reach this day.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Commemorates Enactment of Hate Crimes Prevention Act | The White House
And there's no more poignant or painful reminder of how important it is that we do so than the loss experienced by Dennis and Judy Shepard, whose son Matthew was stolen in a terrible act of violence 11 years ago.
It will buy Matthew Bender and the 50% of Shepard's Company it does not already own, both subsidiaries of Times Mirror.
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