Updated Tuesday at 4:49 p.m.
The Georgia General Assembly has passed a hate crimes bill amid mounting public pressure on state lawmakers following the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. It was passed after legislators made a deal to remove language protecting police.
Georgia is one of four states in the country without a hate crimes statute after a previous version was struck down by the state Supreme Court in 2004 for being too vague.
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