Bipolar disorder, which used to be called manic depressive illness or manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by wide mood swings from high (manic) to low (depressed). Periods of high or irritable mood are called manic episodes.
James Byrd, Jr. was not engaged in a federally-protected activity when he was lynched and killed. The Matthew Shepard Act expanded the 1969 Federal Hate Crime Law to cover these and other types of brutal murders.
George Will: Nixon's crimes apparently began in 1968. WASHINGTON â About 5:15 p.m. on June 17, 1971, in the Oval Office, the president ordered a crime: I want it implemented on a thievery basis. Goddamn it, get in and get those files.