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7 Jan 2009, 6:01 am
Arlen Specter (R-PA) gave a floor speech in the Senate on Tuesday challenging the merits of the nomination of Eric Holder to be the next attorney general. [read post]
20 Feb 2009, 5:34 am
In addition to all the interesting advocacy for frank conversations about racial issues (details here), Attorney General Eric Holder articulated  this potent commitment to freedom in his first major speech: Through its work and through its example this Department of Justice, as long as I am here, must â€â [read post]
19 Feb 2015, 11:24 am by Jack Goldsmith
”  Eric Holder became Attorney General after 2005. [read post]
4 Jun 2009, 12:40 am
[JURIST] US Attorney General Eric Holder [official website] on Wednesday vacated [order, PDF; press release] an order [text, PDF] by former attorney general Michael Mukasey [JURIST news archive] that had denied those facing deportation the right to challenge immigration decisions based on ineffective assistance of counsel claims. [read post]
12 Oct 2011, 11:44 am by Jeralyn
Here's the subpoena the House Oversight Committee issued to Attorney General Eric Holder over "Fast and Furious. [read post]
13 Aug 2013, 7:04 pm by White Collar Crime Prof Blogger
Attorney General Eric Holder's talk (see here) at the American Bar Association Conference should be applauded. [read post]
19 Nov 2010, 8:30 am by Mary Whisner
Jerry Markon Attorney General Eric Holder reverses Bush policy on DNA waivers, Wash. [read post]
4 Apr 2009, 10:04 am
Tomorrow's Washington Post will feature an op-ed by former OLC deputy Edward Whelan strongly criticizing Attorney General Eric Holder... [read post]
5 Feb 2010, 9:52 am by Robyn Shepherd, ACLU
This week, Attorney General Eric Holder responded to that criticism with an outstanding letter that comprehensively goes through the reasons why the criminal justice system is more than capable of prosecuting terror suspects. [read post]
24 Feb 2015, 9:19 pm by Tom Smith
Attorney General Holder accuses Americans of being afraid to talk honestly about race relations, then uses his office to scapegoat police departments for black pathology. [read post]
26 Sep 2014, 10:14 am by Kent Scheidegger
"President Obama has yet to reveal his choice to succeed Attorney General Eric H. [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]
7 Mar 2019, 4:52 pm by Howard Bashman
Eric Holder Says Next Democratic President Should Consider Court Packing; The former attorney general made the comments Thursday during a chat with the Yale Law National Security Group”: Sam Stein of The Daily Beast has this report. [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 6:50 am by Zach Zagger
[JURIST] US Attorney General Eric Holder [official website] Thursday defended his plans to prosecute terror suspects in federal civilian courts, responding to harsh criticism from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) [official website] urging two Iraqi-born terror suspects in Kentucky be sent to the Guantanamo Bay military detention facility. [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]
15 Jan 2009, 8:01 am
[JURIST] US Attorney General nominee Eric Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] in confirmation hearings [materials; transcript] Thursday that he believes waterboarding [JURIST news archive] constitutes torture and that it could take a long time to close the Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] prison despite the incoming Obama administration's pledge to do so. [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]
16 Jun 2022, 1:00 am by CAFE
Eric Holder is the third longest-serving Attorney General in American history, holding the role from 2009 to 2015 under President Barack Obama. [read post]
16 Jun 2022, 1:00 am by CAFE
Eric Holder is the third longest-serving Attorney General in American history, holding the role from 2009 to 2015 under President Barack Obama. [read post]