Congress concluded that "a federal civil rights action . . . is necessary to reduce the substantial adverse effects of interstate commerce caused by crimes of violence motivated by gender."

"The Department of Justice is committed to protecting our communities from attempted violence and intimidation motivated by bigotry and prejudice, and ensuring that justice is served."

Rhode Island has a criminal statute covering acts of violence motivated by both sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.

The slide describes violence motivated by sectarian differences as having moved into a "critical" phase.

How does the Council view the information in the USCIRF report on Saudi Arabia and violence and terrorism motivated by Wahhabi Islam?

New York needs to demonstrate a special abhorrence for violence motivated by bias, whether it be a yarmulke, dark skin or some other switch that turns on a bigot's hatred.

Ethnic violence (also known as ethnic terrorism or ethnically-motivated terrorism) refers to violence expressly motivated by ethnic hatred and ethnic conflict .

Mayor David N. Dinkins renewed his call yesterday for a state law specifically banning violence motivated by prejudice.