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18 Jul 2012, 9:21 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
“We learned that US Attorney General Eric Holder is considering the return of Victor Bout to Russia, along with another Russian arms and drugs trafficker, Konstantin Yaroshenko,” Kathi Lynn Austin, the Executive Director of the Conflict Awareness Project, told reporters on the sidelines of the UN Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty in New York on Tuesday. [read post]
18 Jul 2012, 9:14 am by David Kravets
” But Attorney General Eric Holder said in a March speech at Northwestern University Law School that “Our legal authority is not limited to the battlefields in Afghanistan. [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 4:15 pm by Sean Dugan
Voters protest a 2011 South Carolina law, eventually blocked by the Justice Department Last week Attorney General Eric Holder addressed the 103rd annual convention of the NAACP in Houston, Texas. [read post]
16 Jul 2012, 3:03 pm by nflatow
by Nicole Flatow Although Eric Holder was the first sitting attorney general to be held in contempt, he is one in a line of attorneys general to be used as “congressional punching bags,” American University’s Alexander Wohl writes in Politico. [read post]
15 Jul 2012, 12:15 pm by Guest Blogger
Bruce AckermanJennifer Nou When Attorney General Eric Holder called Texas’ voter ID law a “poll tax” during the NAACP conference last week, he was right to recall a civil-rights-era constitutional amendment fit for the occasion. [read post]
13 Jul 2012, 7:29 am by Tom Kosakowski
 The highlights of the May meeting included: A discussion of how Ombuds interface with oversight entities; An overview of the Ombuds program at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; A comparison of statistics with other agencies; and An update from the recent meeting of the Interagency ADR Working Group, which was attended by Attorney General Eric Holder. [read post]
13 Jul 2012, 6:52 am by Benjamin Wittes
Let us assume for a minute that the capture of Al Awlaki was, in fact, not feasible—since Attorney General Eric Holder has come very close to conceding that the Al Awlaki killing would be illegal if capture were a viable option: an operation using lethal force in a foreign country, targeted against a U.S. citizen who is a senior operational leader of al Qaeda or associated forces, and who is actively engaged in planning to kill Americans, would be lawful at… [read post]
13 Jul 2012, 5:37 am by Rachel, Law Clerk
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, July 13, 2012: More evidence released in Trayvon Martin case Bloggers File Formal Complaint To Get Attorney General Eric Holder Disbarred Canada Supreme Court strikes down tariffs for ISPs that allow media downloads BC biker charged after posting video of 186-mph ride What the Supreme Court's copyright rulings mean for you Keeping an eye on Canada’s tough anti-spam law GOP… [read post]
13 Jul 2012, 5:07 am by Mike Scarcella
A dozen Democratic senators said in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. and to financial regulators that "banks and their employees found to have broken the law should face appropriate criminal prosecution and civil action. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 8:39 pm by By BEN PROTESS
In a letter to financial regulators and Attorney General Eric Holder, a dozen Democratic senators expressed concern that some of the world's biggest banks were rigging a a key rate, pushing authorities to pursue criminal charges against central players in the scheme. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 11:17 am by Andrew Berger
Suggestions for Brand Holders With this background in mind, what should mark holders be doing to protect their interests? [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 8:23 am by Derek Ho
Eric Holder, the US Attorney General is coming to Singapore to speak on "Security, Privacy and Rights in an Age of Asymmetrical (or Unconventional) Threats" "Asymmetrical Threats:Responding to Terrorism and Cybercrime while Protecting Civil Liberties" on 19 July at 5pm Singapore time. [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 4:28 pm by jleaming@acslaw.org
Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice has launched investigations of efforts by a string of state governors to make voting a major difficulty for potential voters, especially minorities, the poor, students and the elderly. [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 11:38 am by Eva Arevuo
Just to recap, while the Justice Department defended the marriage law early in the Obama administration, Attorney General Eric Holder has now announced that the administration will continue to enforce the law but it will no  longer defend it in court. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 6:50 pm by Wells Bennett
  That swap didn’t happen, thanks to a highly vocal Democratic faction lead by Attorney General Eric Holder. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 1:59 pm by Mike Scarcella
“Agent Terry served his country honorably and made the ultimate sacrifice in trying to protect it from harm, and we will stop at nothing to bring those responsible for his murder to justice,” Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. said in a statement. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 9:39 am by Mike Scarcella
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. has made fighting voter discrimination a hallmark of the department's Civil Rights Division. [read post]
6 Jul 2012, 10:59 am by Todd Ruger
Months before the Operation Fast and Furious gun smuggling operation erupted into a partisan scandal, before the House found Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. in contempt of Congress for not producing documents, there was Jason Foster and his fondness for facts. [read post]
5 Jul 2012, 5:24 am by Glenn Reynolds
Less than one week after the House voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt, Sen. [read post]