Legal Opinion
State v. McKnight
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 19, 1994No. 93-53PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVORATO, Justice.
Bigotry is again rearing its ugly head in this country. Violent or harassing crimes motivated by racism, anti-Semitism, sexism, and other forms of bias have caused legislatures to pass statutes criminalizing such conduct. Writers have tagged such laws “hate crimes” statutes. The Iowa legislature passed such a statute. See Iowa Code § 729.5(3)(a) (1991). A district court judge found Shawn Patrick McKnight guilty of violating the statute. He appeals, contending that the statute violates his First Amendment right of free speech. He also thinks the statute is overbroad. We…
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