Hatewatch Headlines 6/30/2017
Even some gun owners angry at new NRA recruitment video; a lawyer who battled discrimination suits picked to head the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division; sovereign citizen cases on the rise; and more.
New York Times: Right-wing extremism on the rise in Germany.
Lawyers Committee: There’s a lack of adequate national data on hate crimes.
NBC: Law enforcement agencies investigating a fast-rising number of “paper terrorism” cases involving sovereign citizens.
South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT): The Trump Administration disregards and undermines the civil rights of all Americans.
Atlanta Journal Constitution: Teen-age transgender girl murdered in Athens, Georgia.
Huffington Post: Even gun owners angry at new NRA recruitment video.
Talking Points Memo: A Washington labor lawyer who defended large companies against discrimination lawsuits is picked by the Trump Administration to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
NBC-Connecticut: Shirt covered with anti-Muslim slurs left outside the home of the president of the Islamic Center of Central Connecticut.
Media Matters: Newt Gingrich calls the Congressional Budget Office “part of the deep state.”
