As the year comes to a close, so did my series on Constitutional Law. On the TV Show "Open" I ended the series with a discussion on Weight Discrimination. Now it's time to do some research for the next legal series. See you in 2012! David Lesch, Esq.

A hate crime is also known as a "bias-motivated" crime and occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group. This morning on the tv show "Open" I discussed the two forms of "hate crime", a topic that will be discussed in greater detail on next week's "Today's Verdict".