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Merrick Garland: “The Justice Department has a legal obligation to prosecute hate crimes. I cannot imagine the pain that a mother feels to…”

On the recordFebruary 21, 2022
The Justice Department has a legal obligation to prosecute hate crimes. I cannot imagine the pain that a mother feels to have her son run down and then gunned down while taking a jog on a public street.
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Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Editor's note · Context

Merrick Garland comments on the DOJ's obligation to prosecute hate crimes in response to the verdict in the Ahmaud Arbery case.

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