President Obama will have no say in deciding on federal policy . Federal hate crime laws require proof of racial motivation , legal experts say . AG Holder has called that a high legal bar ; says instead that facts and evidence are paramount . `` We must not - as we have too often in the past - let this opportunity pass . '' The jury in the George Zimmerman case rejected state criminal charges .
President Obama will have no say in deciding on federal policy . Federal hate crime laws require proof of racial motivation , legal experts say . AG Holder has called that a high legal bar ; says instead that facts and evidence are paramount . The jury in the George Zimmerman case rejected state criminal charges .