Welcome to Monday, the 39th anniversary of Sally Ride being named the first American woman astronaut. Here are some news items to blast off your week. — Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder bills out at nearly $2,300 per hour. ...

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WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, facing congressional questions about anti-Donald Trump text messages exchanged between two FBI officials assigned to the Russia probe, defended special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday and said he had seen no cause to ...

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The NAACP must mount a 1960s-style fight to protect the voting rights of blacks and other ethnic minorities amid efforts to suppress their votes through photo identification requirements and intimidation, former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Monday ...

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California legislature hires Eric Holder leads news summary including victim-impact statements, judges seeking raises and website-fighting actors.

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Maryland’s top court Thursday put off until Feb. 7 its consideration of a proposed rule designed to prevent judicial officers from imposing bail on criminal defendants beyond their financial means.

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The U.S. must work to narrow the gap between law enforcement and some black communities as the nation grapples with fatal incidents involving police officers and unarmed victims, said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

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Federal defendants who plead guilty will no longer have to waive their rights to future claims that they got bad advice from lawyers, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday in announcing a Justice Department policy change.

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Lifting a book ban heads legal-news roundup that includes comparison of Eric Holder and RFK, drone use by police and a tale of strip searches in two cities.

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A look the record of the nation's first black attorney general and one of President Barack Obama's longest-serving Cabinet members.

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Eric Holder talks about the nation's civil rights struggles in a way no previous U.S. attorney general could — by telling his own family story.

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