White Supremacist Hale Sentenced to 40 Years

NPR | By David Schaper

Published April 6, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

White supremacist Matthew Hale receives a 40-year sentence for soliciting the murder of a federal judge in Chicago. His target, Judge Joan Lefkow, had ruled against him in a trademark dispute.

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