"Wyo copes with negative reaction to bill's defeat" by Kerry Drake, Casper Star-Tribune, February 7, 1999

The article covers the defeat in the Wyoming legislature of the bias crimes bill and the negative publicity that followed. Wyoming remains one of only nine states that do not have a hate or bias crime law on the books.

Resource Identifier
WYBiasBillDefeat
Citation
Matthew Shepard papers, Collection No. 300014, Box 6, folder 16, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Casper Star-Tribune newspaper article