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18 Nov, 2008 10:04 pm
... Times that the Newsweek report was "wrong." Of course, regular readers know that there is a pardon story that surround Holder as a result
of his service in the Clinton Administration. Here is how the Newsweek report covered this notable ghost of pardons past: ... former Clinton Administration high ranking DOJ official.
That said, a lot of people I respect have a lot of respect for Eric Holder, so I will come at this
appointment with an open mind. Still, I am growing ever more concerned that inside- ...
28 Jan 12:14 pm
... U.S. Attorney General: Senate Republicans, who acted like lions in challenging Eric Holder,
turned into lambs Wednesday as they joined Democrats in recommending President ... 's choice for attorney general. The Judiciary Committee voted 17-2 to endorse Holder, with two Republicans opposing the nomination - John Cornyn of Texas and Tom Coburn ... next U.S. Attorney General? Three late afternoon thoughts on
the Holder pick: race, tough and tech Interesting reflections on Obama appointees from drug policy ...
4 Aug 8:06 am
... only crime solution," is the Chicago Tribune report written by Kristen Schorsch. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, addressing the American Bar Association on Monday, called for getting not only tough but also "smart" on ... defendants fail to receive competent
legal representation, their cases are vulnerable to costly and time-consuming mistakes." Holder described the Justice Department as committed
to using the best available technology, including forensic science, whenever possible. Defendants ...
4 Dec, 2008 2:52 pm
... the company to fire responsible employees. The effect was a deep freeze on the company's ability to aggressively defend itself. The Holder
Memorandum was subsequently replaced in 2003 by the Thompson Memorandum (we then had the McNulty Memorandum and now the Filip ... Perhaps it is time to resurrect the Attorney-Client
Privilege Act of 2007. For another perspective on the topic, see ERIC HOLDER, Remember the memo, by
Harvey Silverglate, Special to The National Law Journal, December 8, 2008, at www ...
19 Nov, 2008 2:47 am
... and restore mandatory minimum penalties for drug crimes. From the Washington Times, December 5, 1996 (via Lexis.com): Eric Holder yesterday said he will seek to make marijuana distribution in the District a felony and reinstate mandatory-minimum ... sale and use of marijuana.
[More....] "The truth of the matter is that marijuana is a significant problem for the city," said Mr. Holder in an interview. "Crack cocaine
still drives most of the violence in this city, but marijuana violence is increasing. ...
18 Nov, 2008 8:27 pm
Newsweek is reporting that Covington & Burling partner Eric Holder will be picked as the new U.S.
Attorney General: Holder, who served as deputy attorney general during the Clinton ... and J.D. from Columbia. Obama's transition team is still
debating Holder's deputy: One top candidate, favored by Obama chief of staff Rahm ... legal policy credentials; Ogden has more experience in
the Justice Department trenches. Will Holder depoliticize the DOJ? We hope that is near the top of his agenda. Obama's ...
7 Jan 9:14 am
... to say no instead of to say yes. Specter, according to the BLT blog, said he also plans to ask Holder his views on journalists privilege,
the Bush administrations surveillance policies, and the Justice Departments evolving view of ... team responded: From prosecuting corrupt officials from both parties to supporting
the appointment of independent counsels to investigate Democrats, Eric Holder has demonstrated
throughout his career that he has the integrity and independence to be an outstanding ...
20 Nov, 2008 8:15 am
... President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for US Attorney General, Eric Holder, a former
deputy AG from the Clinton Administration who briefly became acting head ... "seasoned pick." Doc Berman identifies three important things to know about Mr. Holder. Agence France Press called him an "anti-graft crusader." Jacob Sullum ... penalty provisions will be fully enforced by me." UPDATE: Juvenile Justice
Today analyzes Holder's positions on juvie justice topics and supplies a link to the transcript (pdf ...
2 Dec, 2008 5:13 pm
... of Directors and former U.S. Deputy Attorney General. Smith said, "Eric Holder is a man of
integrity and vision, who will restore the confidence that Americans should have ... Legal Times reported that "key senators" have signaled they would support Holder's confirmation. The legal blog added that Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), ... attorney general in the mold of Robert F. Kennedy." In an interview with The
New York Times, Holder, who attended Stuyvesant High School in New York City, said that during his ...
19 Nov, 2008 12:44 am
... my father was not born in this country, nor were my mother's parents. Eric Holder, Sr., who you
have met, is 93 years old and was born in ... versus juvenile crime, and the issue of preparing people for return to society? MR. HOLDER: I
think we need to strike a balance. There are people who are hardened, and who are beyond ... young kids, young adults -- SEN. SPECTER: So what's the answer? MR. HOLDER: Well, the answer is that we have to commit ourselves, I think, as a society, to Spending the money in ...
15 Dec, 2008 6:53 pm
As OBABL predicted, Eric Holder has been nominated to serve as Attorney General. It is a historic
moment and one that Holder has seemingly been working towards for much of his career. He has served as a ... Covington does not impede his
opportunity to once again serve his country. I do believe, however, that it is important to acknowledge the fact that Mr. Holder's mission at
Covington did not include addressing the disparate treatment of minority attorneys working in his firm. My personal exchanges ...
5 Feb 8:52 am
... penitentiaries. "I seem to have embarked on a spontaneous, disorganized effort to get the new Attorney General, Eric Holder, to review all of the pending federal death penalty cases," he said. And then he asked if I could help. And so, here you go, David Seth ... in these
cases, particularly the obviously political one of "federalizing" the death penalty, would meet the criteria Holder and/or Obama might require
in these cases. And: There are essentially two, easy, quick ...
15 Jan 7:20 am
... confirmation hearing for Eric Holder just started. We'll try to keep an eye on it for you and
update you with interesting news and notes. Especially when the Specter ... Well, there are lots of ways to answer that question. GRAHAM: The moon, is that high ground? HOLDER: Huh? GRAHAM: If we captured somebody on the moon, would that be a warrior or a criminal ... minutes arguing about how much more time they were going
to have to ask Holder more questions. To quote Josh Lyman "I'm so sick of Congress I could ...
19 Nov, 2008 4:07 pm
... that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Eric Holder, a deputy attorney general in the
Clinton administration, to be the attorney general. Holder, a member of the ACS Board of Directors, has been on Obama's short list for the
slot, according to the news weekly. Holder was a keynote speaker at this year's ACS national convention. During his speech ... the world
community and made us less, rather than more safe," Holder told the ACS audience on June 13. "For the sake or our safety and security, ...
19 Nov, 2008 4:45 pm
... close to the process of selecting Barack Obama's attorney general says the president-elect has 'informally' offered the post to Washington lawyer Eric Holder, who has accepted." On this latest word, I am prepared to declare this a done deal. I am also prepared
to predict that Holder will get confirmed by the Senate, notwithstanding all the hold-over Clinton Administration DOJ scandals that necessarily
will be a cause for media discussion ...
12 Dec, 2008 12:31 am
... policymaking largely hinges on the competency of the choice for Attorney General. I think a join a good number of people in arguing that Eric Holder, President-elect Obama's choice to be the next Attorney General, is just the sort of competent and ...
only one such case through the early part of this year, compared with eight in a comparable period in the Clinton administration. Again, Holder
seems like just the right choice to reframe civil rights as a departmental priority. As a 1L at Columbia ...
22 Feb 12:14 am
The Washington Times has published an interesting article which reports that Attorney General Eric Holder did his job while he was a lawyer in private practice. Recently, Holder sparked a minor (if you ... of civil
rights does not require a concomitant belief that civil rights plaintiffs should always prevail. Finally, the article reports that Holder also
defended a bank against allegations that it provided "segregated" services to blacks. The court granted summary judgment for the bank. Summary ...
21 Jan 12:46 pm
... now-delayed confirmation of Eric Holder as the next Attorney General: The initial confirmation
vote for Eric Holder, President Barack Obama's pick for attorney general, was postponed for a week
Wednesday after a rancorous meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Republicans, who want to question Holder about his role in a
controversial presidential pardon when he worked in the Clinton administration, used a procedure that allows them to put off ...
18 Nov 11:08 am
Attorney General Eric Holder made arguably the most controversial decision of his short tenure last
week when he ruled that that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four ... try one group in civilian court and another group in military tribunals? Holder made clear on Wednesday that the Obama administration does, in fact, have the option of splitting ... spoken on this point, exactly, but over at the
Volokh Conspiracy, the University of Chicago's Eric Posner gives his provocative two cents. Writes Posner: [W]hat ...
16 Jan 6:08 am
... high-risk - Dennis Blair as DNI, Hillary Clinton to State, Mary Schapiro to the SEC (huh?). And then there is Eric Holder. Very smart. Very hard-working. Very experienced. Perfect for the Attorney General job in normal times. But these ... tasks require not just a
technocrat, but someone with a strong moral compass, maybe even the capacity to feel outrage. Is that Holder? Some accounts suggest it could
be. Others, focusing particularly on his involvement in the Marc Rich pardon, suggest it isn't ...
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