On May 14, an avowed white supremacist fatally shot ten Black people and wounded three others at a Buffalo, New York supermarket. The State of New York has since charged the gunman with not only first- and second-degree murder but also domestic terrorism and hate crimes. At the same time, the U.S. Department of Justice has charged the shooter with thirteen counts of federal hate crimes. But is the federal prosecution redundant? The answer to that question carries implications for both federalism and hate crime enforcement. In some instances, major … Continue reading Why the Buffalo Gunman Faces Both State and Federal Hate Crime Charges