"Local Activists Celebrate Signing Of Bill", by Aaron Leclair, Laramie Boomerang, October 30, 2009

The article covers the signing, by President Obama, of the Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. Judy Shepard had advocated for a national hate crimes bill for 10 years and was at the president's side as he signed it into law.

Resource Identifier
HateCrimesBill
Citation
Matthew Shepard papers, Collection No. 300014, Box 9, folder 5, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Laramie Boomerang newspaper article