"Shepard's mother pushes for national hate crimes legislation" by Charles Davant, Casper Star-Tribune, March 24, 1999

The acticle covers Judy Shepard's appearance in Washington D.C. to push for national hate crimes legislation. It represents a change of heart by Shepard, who says she now realizes she has a window of opportunity to make some good come from her son's death.

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LegislationPush
Citation
Matthew Shepard papers, Collection No. 300014, Box 6, folder 17, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Casper Star-Tribune newspaper article