Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
This note examines Wisconsin v. Mitchell, wherein the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not forbid "hate crime statutes" which lengthen the sentence of a criminal defendant for committing a bias-motivated crime. The author identifies a long line of First Amendment cases that are arguably contradictory to the Court's holding and examines the potential impact the decision's limit on free expression may have on society and free speech. The author concludes that while the Court's goal of suppressing hate crimes was admirable, the decision treads dangerously close to criminalizing speech and thought.
First Page
861
Last Page
887
Publication Date
7-1-1994
Department
College of Law
ISSN
0734-1490
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Recommended Citation
Stozek, Lisa M.
(1994)
"Wisconsin v. Mitchell: The End of Hate Crimes or Just the End of the First Amendment,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 14:
Iss.
3, Article 11.
Suggested Citation
Lisa M. Stozek, Note, Wisconsin v. Mitchell: The End of Hate Crimes or Just the End of the First Amendment, 14 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 861 (1994).
