21.   More important, it is the unmistakable implication of hate crimes laws.

22.   Neither the current nor the proposed hate crimes law would apply to that crime because it was already a death penalty case.

23.   Others say criminal statutes should treat everyone equally and warn the hate crimes law will criminalize thought and lead to prosecutorial abuses.

24.   One is a hate crimes law that provides for punishment of those who commit a crime against an individual because of his racial or ethnic background.

25.   Perhaps Clinton and Kennedy believe that an applicable hate crimes law might have prevented the Byrd and Shepard murders.

26.   Perhaps Clinton and Kennedy keep invoking Byrd and Shepard because they believe that a hate crimes law would have ensured that the murderers in those cases were vigorously prosecuted.

27.   Politically, Bush intractably opposes gay marriage and tougher hate crime laws.

28.   Representatives for county and district attorneys told lawmakers that they were prefer a hate crimes law that specifically lists the groups.

29.   Senate Republicans blocked action Tuesday on legislation that would have expanded the scope of federal hate crime laws to prohibit violent attacks on gays or disabled Americans.

30.   She questioned the wisdom of broadly written hate crime laws.