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U.S. v. MILLER

Nos. 13-3177, 13-3181, 13-3182, 13-3183, 13-3193, 13-3194, 13-3195, 13-3196, 13-3201, 13-3202, 13-3204, 13-3205, 13-3206, 13-3207, 13-3208, 13-3214.

767 F.3d 585 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lovina MILLER (13-3177), Kathryn Miller (13-), Emma Miller (13-3182), Anna Miller (13-3183), Elizabeth Miller (13-3193), Linda Shrock (13-3194), Daniel Mullet (13-3195), Levi Miller (13-3196), Johnny Mullet (13-), Lester Mullet (13-3202), Lester Miller (13-3204), Samuel Mullet, Sr. (13-3205), Raymond Miller (13-3206), Eli Miller (13-), Emanuel Shrock (13-3208), And Freeman Burkholder (13-3214), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed August 27, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Steven M. Dettelbach , United States Attorney's Office, Cleveland, Ohio for Appellee. Michael E. Rosman , Center for Individual Rights, Washington, D.C. for Appellant in 13-3181. Matthew D. Ridings , Thompson Hine LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3183. Wendi L. Overmyer , Office Of The Federal Public Defender, Akron, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3205. ON BRIEF: Michael E. Rosman , Center for Individual Rights, Washington, D.C. Rhonda L. Kotnik , Akron, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3181. Matthew D. Ridings , John R. Mitchell , Kip T. Bollin , Holly H. Little , Mark R. Butscha, Jr. , Thompson Hine LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3183. Wendi L. Overmyer , Edward G. Bryan , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Akron, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3205. David C. Jack , Wadsworth, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3177. George C. Pappas , Akron, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3182. Brian M. Pierce , Gorman, Malarcik, Pierce, Vuillemin & Locascio, Akron, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3193. Joseph A. Dubyak , Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3194. Samuel G. Amendolara , Youngstown, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3195. Steven R. Jaeger , The Jaeger Firm PLLC, Erlanger, Kentucky, for Appellant in 13-3196. Robert E. Duffrin , Youngstown, Ohio, Rhys B. Cartwright-Jones , Youngstown, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3201. Damian A. Billak , Canfield, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3202. J. Dean Carro , Baker, Dublikar, Beck, Wiley & Mathews, North Canton, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3204. Wesley A. Dumas, Sr. , Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3206. James S. Gentile , Youngstown, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3207. Nathan A. Ray , Akron, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3208. Gary H. Levine , Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant in 13-3214. Steven M. Dettelbach , Bridget M. Brennan , United States Attorney's Office, Cleveland, Ohio, Dennis J. Dimsey , Thomas E. Chandler , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. for Appellee. Steven M. Freeman , Michael Lieberman , Seth M. Marnin , Miriam Zeidman , Anti-Defamation League, New York, New York, Lisa M. Bornstein , The Leadership Conference on Civil And Human Rights, Washington, D.C. David M. Raim , Joy L. Langford , Kate McSweeny , Chadbourne & Parke LLP, Washington, D.C. for Amici Curiae.

SUTTON, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which GRIFFIN, J., joined. SARGUS, D.J. (pp. 603-11), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

A string of assaults in several Amish communities in Ohio gave rise to this prosecution under Section 2 of The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. The assaults were not everyday occurrences, whether one looks at the setting (several normally peaceful Amish communities), the method of attack (cutting the hair and shaving the beards of the victims...

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