Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces New Law To Prosecute White Supremacists: Here's What It Would Mean - Blavity

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces New Law To Prosecute White Supremacists: Here's What It Would Mean - Blavity

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee , D-Texas, has introduced a new law in the House of Representatives to tackle racist violence and white supremacist conspiracies. The Leading Against White Supremacy Act , first introduced by Jackson Lee in 2022, is intended “to prevent and prosecute white supremacy inspired hate crime and conspiracy to commit white supremacy inspired hate crime.”

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