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Legal defense citing 'gay and transgender panic' banned
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New Jersey is now the ninth state to ban the "gay and transgender panic" legal defense.
A bill signed by Gov. Phil Murphy prohibits a defendant from using a victim’s actual or perceived gender identity or sexual orientation as a heat of passion defense to murder in New Jersey courts.
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Legal defense citing 'gay and transgender panic' banned
Clip: 1/21/2020 | 2m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
A bill signed by Gov. Phil Murphy prohibits a defendant from using a victim’s actual or perceived gender identity or sexual orientation as a heat of passion defense to murder in New Jersey courts.
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