Synagogue Killer's Appeal Argues Limits Of Hate-Crime Law

By Matthew Santoni ( November 3, 2026, 7:46 PM EST) -- A Third Circuit panel examined Tree of Life synagogue shooter Robert Bowers' appeal of his death sentence Tuesday, focusing partly on his assertion that the Thirteenth Amendment didn't authorize a federal hate-crimes law to include protections for religions....

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