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10 Jun 2010, 9:33 am by Mike Scarcella
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. today reiterated the Obama administration's stance that Americans will not have to shell out any money to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. [read post]
2 Aug 2010, 10:26 am by Mike Scarcella
By Mike Scarcella James Garland, the deputy chief of staff to Attorney General Eric Holder Jr., is leaving the Justice Department this month to return to Covington & Burling in Washington. [read post]
25 Sep 2014, 8:26 am by Wells Bennett
 It begins: Eric Holder Jr., the nation’s first black U.S. attorney general, is preparing to announce his resignation Thursday after a tumultuous tenure marked by civil rights advances, national security threats, reforms to the criminal justice system and 5 1/2 years of fights with Republicans in Congress. [read post]
4 May 2011, 9:34 am by Mike Scarcella
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. participated in a conference call with all U.S. attorneys this week to address the Justice Department's concern about potential retaliatory violence flowing from the killing of Osama bin Laden. [read post]
20 Mar 2009, 6:55 am
From the Blog of Legal Times, an entry begins:Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. strongly encouraged federal agencies to voluntarily disclose... [read post]
7 May 2010, 1:15 pm by David Ingram
But when asked recently about the idea, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. was not willing... [read post]
20 Jun 2009, 4:34 am
day after the Supreme Court ruled defendants have no constitutional right to a review of DNA evidence in post-conviction proceedings, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. underscored the Justice Department position that seeks to expand access to DNA evidence in the courts.The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times : AG Holder: DNA Evidence Can Exonerate the Wrongfully Charged, June 19, 2009. [read post]
18 Jun 2012, 11:54 am by Todd Ruger
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. wants to meet with congressional leaders tomorrow, the day before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is scheduled to vote on whether he is in contempt of Congress. [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 6:59 am by Mike Scarcella
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. on Thursday evening forcefully defended the use of civilian courts to prosecute terror suspects, saying in a speech at the American Constitution Society there is no role for politics in prosecutorial decision making. [read post]
26 Sep 2014, 10:14 am by Kent Scheidegger
Holder Jr., but already the Senate confirmation process has begun its march toward contentiousness," Paul Kane and Juliet Eilperin report in the WaPo. [read post]
15 Jan 2009, 11:45 am
Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder Jr. forcefully broke from the Bush administration's counterterrorism policies Thursday, declaring that waterboarding is torture and pledging to prosecute some Guantanamo Bay detainees in U.S. courts.It was the latest signal that President-elect Barack Obama will chart a new course in combating terrorism. [read post]
24 Jul 2017, 2:22 pm by Steve Lash
Holder Jr. said Monday at the black civil rights group’s annual convention in Baltimore. [read post]
22 Jul 2009, 8:44 pm
"For Holder, Inquiry on Interrogation Poses Tough Choice": Today's edition of The New York Times contains a news analysis that begins, "As the attorney general, Eric H. [read post]
7 Oct 2011, 1:15 pm by Mike Scarcella
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. today fired back at critics who contend he concealed information from Congress earlier this year about his knowledge of the controversial gun trafficking investigation dubbed Operation Fast and Furious. [read post]
28 Jun 2012, 8:09 am by Sam Skolnik
By Todd Ruger The House is moving forward today for a full House vote on whether Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. should be held in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents related to the botched Fast and Furious gun smuggling operation. [read post]
7 Jun 2012, 10:50 am by Todd Ruger
A public push to bring contempt of Congress charges against Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. boiled over briefly at a hearing Thursday at Capitol Hill, as lead critic Rep. [read post]
8 Dec 2011, 8:49 am by Mike Scarcella
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. today on Capitol Hill said he wants to prevent the heated debate about the botched gun trafficking investigation "Operation Fast and Furious" from turning into a political sideshow. [read post]
25 Jul 2011, 10:36 am by Mike Scarcella
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr., Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and David Cohen, the Treasury Department under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, presented the plan today to State, DOJ and other officials. [read post]