Why hate-crime cases rarely make it to court

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<p>Many people want the murders in Georgia &mdash; where six of the victims were women of Asian descent &mdash; to be called a hate crime. But the decision to do so comes down to a strict legal definition that isn't employed very often by law enforcement. <a href="https://apple.news/Adormw2MVTOCNNGDgAn8c7g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Time</a> breaks it down.</p> <p>The filibuster is back in the news this week after President Biden signaled that he&rsquo;s open to changing Senate rules. Historians explain in the <a href="https://apple.news/AKhvlAoigRNyfQ_JmqwDYsA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> how the filibuster has been used over the decades to deny fundamental rights to Black people.</p> <p>A political war over meat is playing out in two states. <a href="https://apple.news/Aw6hmfAH8RYSekwUqV1I-BA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> looks at the conservative backlash the Democratic governor of Colorado has faced after encouraging people to avoid eating meat on March 20, or &ldquo;MeatOut Day.&rdquo; And the <a href="https://apple.news/AUrxOW334Q-ygUmIY90qZqw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> highlights the governor of Nebraska&rsquo;s response: to declare the same date &ldquo;Meat on the Menu Day.&rdquo;</p> <p>March Madness is officially underway. And <a href="https://apple.news/ARlbP8B9pQim99hZcK9UEfQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ESPN</a> says Jalen Suggs and Paige Bueckers are two players you should watch during the men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s tournaments, not just because of their skills, but because of their close, lifelong friendship.</p>