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25 Sep 2009, 2:22 am
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeInvoking the State Secrets Privilege, a favorite mechanism of the Bush Adminstration to derail lawsuits challenging torture and warrantless wiretapping practices, has been consigned to "in case of emergency, break glass" status by the Obama Administration, and if used, will be employed narrowly, Attorney General Eric Holder promised yesterday.The AG's office issued a memorandum this week to federal agency and executive department… [read post]
25 Sep 2009, 12:34 am
DOJ_Seal.jpg On September 23, 2009, United States Attorney General Eric Holder announced "new Department of Justice policies and administrative procedures that will provide greater accountability and reliability in the invocation of the state secrets privilege in litigation. [read post]
24 Sep 2009, 8:46 pm
From the press release:"We are pleased to announce the first two jurisdictions to substantially implement this important legislation," said Attorney General Eric Holder. [read post]
24 Sep 2009, 6:17 pm
Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday announced new policies and procedures for the administration's invocation of the state secrets privilege. [read post]
24 Sep 2009, 1:25 am
[JURIST] US Attorney General Eric Holder [official profile] on Wednesday announced [memorandum, PDF] new state secrets [JURIST news archive] policies, seeking to establish greater government accountability and oversight. [read post]
23 Sep 2009, 7:42 pm
The Washington Post reported that nearly 60 groups concerned with civil rights, labor, health and education urged Attorney General Eric H. [read post]
23 Sep 2009, 2:41 pm
Attorney General Eric Holder announced Wednesday that, under new guidelines for the Obama administration, the government would only invoke the privilege when there’s a possibility of “significant harm” to the country, and won’t use it to hide embarrassing or illegal government programs. [read post]
23 Sep 2009, 11:56 am
Attorney General Eric Holder: We gather here at a moment of great promise for our nation. [read post]
23 Sep 2009, 11:31 am
Under the new guidelines (.pdf) issued by Attorney General Eric Holder, set to take effect October 1, government lawyers will only invoke the privilege when there’s a possibility of “significant harm” to the country, and won’t use it to hide embarrassing or illegal government programs. [read post]
22 Sep 2009, 1:57 pm
(Originally posted on Daily Kos) Last Friday seven former Directors of Central Intelligence wrote an open letter to President Obama calling for him to reverse the Attorney General’s decision to reopen an investigation into alleged criminal acts committed by CIA interrogators. [read post]
22 Sep 2009, 1:04 pm
Eric Holder, Jr. [read post]
21 Sep 2009, 11:07 am
[Eric's introductory note: I have received several emailed references to the recent Israeli copyright decision involving the Internet streaming of a live sporting event in Israel. [read post]
19 Sep 2009, 4:14 am
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced that Attorney General Eric Holder administered the oath of office to EOIR's newly-appointed Chief Immigration Judge Brian M. [read post]
18 Sep 2009, 8:48 pm
Attorney General Eric Holder took months to decide on whether to investigate any cases of abuse of detainees overseas with an eye towards criminal prosecution. [read post]
18 Sep 2009, 12:05 pm
Eric Holder, Jr. [read post]
18 Sep 2009, 11:28 am
Holder asking him to withdraw a 2007 Office of Legal Counsel... [read post]
18 Sep 2009, 6:44 am
Eric Holder, whom he claimed voiced a willingness to compromise on the national security balancing test.The bill has been on the Judiciary Committee's executive agenda for five months, but back and forth negotiatons and debate in the end yielded nothing for the full Senate to consider. [read post]
18 Sep 2009, 12:00 am
Attorney General Eric Holder seeking a change in an interpretation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act issued by the Bush administration in 2007. [read post]
15 Sep 2009, 4:08 am
The New Jersey Law Journal in an editorial entitled "Deportation Without Representation" urges Attorrney General Eric Holder to call to the attention of the Congress the problem of noncitiozens being deported from the United States without legal representation and "to... [read post]
15 Sep 2009, 3:09 am
Only Eric Turkewitz at New York Personal Injury Law Blog appears sympathetic, suggesting that there may have been a valid failure to use break-away bases claim that led the league to settle. [read post]
