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WHCHC [White House Conference on Hate Crimes] - ACLU [American Civil Liberties Union]
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OCR Page 1 of 4WASHINGTON NATIONAL OFFICE
Laura W. Murphy
Director
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
122 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, D.C. 20002
(202)544-1681 Fax (202)546-0738
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June 23, 1997
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Mr. Richard Scorides
Special Assistant to the President
and Senior Advisor for Public Liaison
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Richard:
Thank you for sharing a copy of the President's speech on hate crimes. The American
Civil Liberties Union has studied this issue in great depth. We would appreciate having
an opportunity to work closely with the newly formed Hate Crimes Commission.
It is important that diverse viewpoints be represented on such a Commission. There is a
need to balance free speech rights, with legitimate criminal investigations and sanctions.
I am enclosing one of our briefing papers for you review.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Laura
Laura W. Murphy
Director
Enclosure
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Ira Glasser Executive Director
Kenneth B. Clark Chair, National Advisory Council
Richard Zacks Treasurer
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