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Rosenstein defends Mueller, sees no cause for firing

December 13, 2017 Comments Off on Rosenstein defends Mueller, sees no cause for firing

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks before a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 in Washington. A day after hundreds of text messages between two FBI officials on the special counsel's Russia investigation revealed a strong anti-Trump bias, the Deputy Attorney General Rob Rosenstein appears on the Hill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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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Holder calls for ’60s-style fight for voting rights

July 24, 2017 Comments Off on Holder calls for ’60s-style fight for voting rights

The American people must ‘encourage, not limit participation’ in elections, former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. told attendees of the NAACP’s annual convention Monday in Baltimore. (File photo)

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 lawmakers hire Holder to repel Trump

January 9, 2017 Comments Off on California lawmakers hire Holder to repel Trump

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

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Md. high court delays action on proposed bail-reform rule

January 5, 2017 Comments Off on Md. high court delays action on proposed bail-reform rule

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder addresses the Court of Appeals on Thursday as the top court considered bail reform. (Maryland Judiciary)

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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Holder: U.S. must bridge trust gap between police, residents

December 12, 2014 Comments Off on Holder: U.S. must bridge trust gap between police, residents

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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U.S. sets new policy on ineffective assistance claims

October 14, 2014 Comments Off on U.S. sets new policy on ineffective assistance claims

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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Dallas suburb removes books from its banned list

September 29, 2014 Comments Off on Dallas suburb removes books from its banned list

Willie Mays making his legendary catch on September 29, 1954, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series between the New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians.

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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Holder’s legacy: counterterrorism to civil right

September 25, 2014 Comments Off on Holder’s legacy: counterterrorism to civil right

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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Holder brings his civil rights push to Ferguson

August 19, 2014 Comments Off on Holder brings his civil rights push to Ferguson

Attorney General Eric Holder, who is leading the administration’s response to racial turmoil in Ferguson, Missouri, uses his family’s history to relate to the nation's civil rights struggles in a way none of the 81 previous U.S. attorneys general could. Above: Holder, left, unveils a portrait of Vivian Jones Malone, the first African American to graduate from the University of Alabama, at Morehouse College in March 2009. He is joined by Jones Malone’s children, Michael Anthony and Monica Alicia Jones Malone. (AP Photo/Stanley Leary, File)

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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Holder: States should let ex-felons vote

February 11, 2014 Comments Off on Holder: States should let ex-felons vote

Patrick Leahy, Eric Holder, Keith Alexander, James Cole,

Attorney General Eric Holder called on a group of states Tuesday to restore voting rights to ex-felons, part of a push to fix what he sees as flaws in the criminal justice system that have a disparate impact on racial minorities.

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