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Georgia governor signs state hate crimes bill into law
June 26 (Reuters) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Friday signed a hate crimes bill into law, adding penalties to criminals motivated by race, color, gender or sexual orientation.
"We must do our part to make sure that our state is a place where people, no matter their skin color, can live and prosper," Kemp said at a signing ceremony.
A previous hate-crimes law in the state was struck down by the Georgia Supreme Court in 2004 for being "unconstitutionally vague," and efforts to revise it over the years had failed.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/georgia-governor-signs-state-hate-crimes-bill-into-law/ar-BB160PCf?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=DELLDHP