From Politico 44’s Whiteboard coverage of the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act signing ceremony at the White House:

SIGNING CEREMONY: Attendees at the signing of the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday include Attorney General Holder, Sens. Franken and Leahy, Melody Barnes – and Judy, Dennis and Logan Shepard, the parents and brother of the young man for whom the law’s hate-crimes provision is named. They are seated in the front row next to Holder.

More on the implications of the to-be law later.  For now, this NPR piece sums up well the legislation and the thirteen-year fight to pass it.

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