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Jeff Sessions is sending a federal hate crimes lawyer to help prosecute the murder of a transgender teen in Iowa, a highly unusual move
Sunday, October 15, 2017 3:33 PM EDT

The Justice Department has dispatched an experienced federal hate crimes lawyer to Iowa to help prosecute a man charged with murdering a transgender high school student last year, a move that officials said was personally initiated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

In taking the step, Mr. Sessions, a staunch conservative, is sending a signal that he has made a priority of fighting violence against transgender people individually, even as he has rolled back legal protections for them collectively.
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