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Hatewatch Headlines 4/5/2017

How ADF is infiltrating public schools; Sessions’ review of police agreements raises concerns; Trump silent about Newtown’s request; and more.

Media Matters: How the hate group Alliance Defending Freedom is infiltrating the nation’s public schools.

Los Angeles Times: Civil-rights groups alarmed by Sessions’ call for review of police use-of-force agreements.

Daily Courant (Hartford, CN): Trump silent after Newtown asks him to denounce Sandy Hook deniers.

Las Vegas Review-Journal: Cliven Bundy’s attorneys complain that judge’s latest rulings eviscerate their case.

LawNewz: Ninth Circuit again smacks down Larry Klayman’s attempts to represent Cliven Bundy.

Crooks and Liars: Alex Jones launches into profanity- and threat-laced, homophobic attack on Rep. Adam Schiff.

Right Wing Watch: Secessionist Michael Hill warns of a ‘coming civil war in America.’

The Daily Beast: Kellyanne Conway’s firm consulted for organization now accused of felonies in anti-abortion ambush video case.

Black Press USA: Foundation of the Carolinas must be held accountable for the hate groups sponsored under its umbrella.

Raw Story: Minnesota lawmaker exposes legislature’s whites-only game, and now foes are calling her a ‘racist.’

Think Progress: Nation’s largest Jewish denomination encourages congregations to protect undocumented immigrants.

MSN: Google’s AI hasn’t passed its biggest test yet: Hunting and weeding out hate.

Mic: Arizona’s Maricopa County announces it’s shutting down Sheriff  Joe Arpaio’s notorious ‘Tent City’ jail.

The Guardian (UK): Seattle man shot while protesting Milo Yiannopoulos doesn’t want revenge against shooter, but reconciliation.

Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS): Terrorism instructor scheduled for local trainings accused of ‘anti-Muslim witch hunts.’

New York Post: White supremacist who came to New York to kill blacks smiles at murder charges.

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