Constitutional Concerns Raised over Illinois' First Civil Hate Crime Case

Constitutional concerns raised over Illinois' first civil hate crime case

(The Center Square) – A former Illinois attorney general candidate says the state’s first civil hate crime lawsuit, while based on “horrendous” conduct, sets a troubling precedent by allowing the

Attorney General Raoul Wins Civil Hate Crime Lawsuit Against Carroll County Residents Who Engaged In Race-Based Intimidation – RiverBender (Alton)

In the case prosecuted by Raoul’s office,a judge found Chad Hampton, 49, of Victoria, and his mother, Cheryl Hampton, 70, of Streator, violated the Illinois Hate Crime Act by engaging in intimidation and disorderly conduct toward their neighbor, Gregory Johnson. Raoul alleged in his lawsuit that the escalating harassment came to a head with the Hamptons using a noose to lynch a bound and chained effigy of a Black man made to resemble Johnson fro…