伊利诺伊州首先胜诉民事仇恨犯罪案件,将50美元判给受到种族主义行为攻击的黑人。 Illinois wins first civil hate crime case, awarding $50K to Black man targeted by racist acts.

伊利诺伊州检察长Kwame Raoul的办公室赢得了州首起民事仇恨罪诉讼,导致5 000美元的民事处罚和45 000美元的损害赔偿金判给黑人居民Gregory Johnson。 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office won the state’s first civil hate crime lawsuit, resulting in $5,000 in civil penalties and $45,000 in damages awarded to Black resident Gregory Johnson. 对查德和谢丽尔·汉普顿的裁决延续了一系列种族动机骚扰的模式，包括在约翰逊家附近出现私刑处死的雕像、纳粹卐字和一面邦联旗帜，这些都是源于草坪破坏的争执。 The ruling against Chad and Cheryl Hampton followed a pattern of racially motivated harassment, including a lynched effigy, swastikas, and a Confederate flag near Johnson’s home, stemming from a dispute over lawn damage. 该案件于2022年提出,之所以成为可能,是因为2018年伊利诺伊州的一项法律扩大了总检察长处理此类案件的权力。 The case, filed in 2022, was made possible by a 2018 Illinois law expanding the attorney general’s authority to pursue such cases. Jerry Kane法官主持了Carroll县巡回法院的审判。 Judge Jerry Kane presided over the Carroll County Circuit Court trial. 拉乌尔将这种行为称为“震撼和非美国行为”,强调仇恨驱使的行动是不能容忍的。 Raoul called the conduct “shocking and un-American,” emphasizing that hate-driven actions will not be tolerated. 根据联邦调查局的数据,这项决定反映了仇恨犯罪上升的更广泛的全国趋势,特别是出于种族或族裔动机的仇恨犯罪。 The decision reflects a broader national trend of rising hate crimes, particularly those motivated by race or ethnicity, according to FBI data.