matthew shepard
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10th Circuit partially reinstates religious discrimination lawsuit of ex-Douglas County schools administrator
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A former high school administrator may pursue his claims of religious discrimination against the Douglas County School District, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday. Corey McNellis worked at Ponderosa High School for 14 years and was the athletic director and assistant principal at the time of his termination in October 2020. According…
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Federal judge dismisses religious discrimination lawsuit of ex-Douglas County schools administrator
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A former Douglas County high school administrator did not credibly allege he was discriminated or retaliated against because of his status as a Christian, a federal judge decided this week in dismissing the lawsuit. Corey McNellis worked at Ponderosa High School for 14 years and was the athletic director and assistant principal at the time…
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Matthew Shepard, a symbol of gay rights, is interred at National Cathedral
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By Michelle Boorstein and Samantha Schmidt, The Washington Post Bells chimed softly, a flute slowly played “Morning Has Broken” and thousands filled the soaring nave of the Washington National Cathedral for the interment service of Matthew Shepard, the young man whose murder 20 years ago horrified the nation and became a milestone in the fight…
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WATCH: Reporters re-examine Matthew Shepard’s story 20 years after his death
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On Oct. 26, the ashes of Matthew Shepard will be interred at the Washington National Cathedral. Twenty years ago, on Oct. 6, 1998, the college student from Wyoming was found beaten nearly to death, tied to a fence in Laramie. He later died at hospital in Colorado and became a symbol of deadly violence against…
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Matthew Shepard’s murder still haunts Wyoming after 20 years
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By Mead Gruvner, Associated Press LARAMIE, Wyo. – When two roofing workers beat a young gay man to death in Wyoming in 1998, the gruesome crime quickly reverberated around the U.S. and turned the sandy-haired college student into a powerful symbol of the quest for acceptance and equal rights. But two decades after Matthew Shepard…
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Nicolais: A history of hate crimes
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Shocking video showing four black youths torturing a disabled, white captive spread across the internet and media outlets recently. Almost immediately, some politicians and members of the media began calling for hate crime charges. No policy conflicts me as much as hate crimes. The rationales for adopting hate crime legislation are powerful and moving. Yet,…
