"This forum will serve as a discussion of the issues surrounding when the federal government can intervene in matters relating to hate crimes, the interplay between the federal government and states when hate crimes occur, the application of federal hate crimes law, and other legal issues surrounding federal civil rights laws," according to an advisory from Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee, who are hosting the hearing".
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