Search for: "ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER" Results 1561 - 1580 of 3,457
Sorted by Relevance | Sort by Date
RSS Subscribe: 20 results | 100 results
24 Feb 2011, 5:21 am
Attorney General Eric Holder has concluded that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act violates the Constitution. [read post]
12 Aug 2013, 7:00 am by Rumpole
 AG Holder to announce new  policy to reduce federal drug incarcerations:The NY Times reports here that today Attorney General Eric Holder will announce at the ABA annual meeting in San Francisco (something, strangely, we've never been invited to) a major shift in DOJ policy on drug prosecutions: Prosecutors will no longer list the amount of drugs in an indictment, giving them and the court the ability to sidestep minimum mandatory sentences. [read post]
6 Oct 2011, 9:41 am by Judicial Watch Blog
This week Attorney General Eric Holder announced that, as part of the agency’s cost-cutting measures the DOJ will graciously limit conference spending to only those that may be “essential. [read post]
26 Nov 2018, 10:00 am
Sessions revived the "federal adoption" loophole, reformed by former Attorney General Eric Holder, which allows local law enforcement agencies to circumvent more restrictive state forfeiture laws by partnering with the federal government. [read post]
29 Apr 2011, 11:02 am by Tony Mauro
The backdrop of the Republicans' inquiry was Attorney General Eric Holder Jr.'s announcement in February that President Barack Obama and he had decided that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, was unconstitutional and indefensible under a heightened scrutiny standard. [read post]
25 Apr 2011, 8:22 am by Carter Wood
Last week President Obama announced that Attorney General Eric Holder would lead a task force, as described in his Saturday radio address, "with just one job: rooting out cases of fraud or manipulation in the oil markets that might affect gas prices, including any illegal activity by traders and speculators. [read post]
22 Mar 2010, 2:23 am
"   GOP Senators Press Holder on Amicus Briefs "Four days before what could be a pivotal hearing for Attorney General Eric Holder Jr., two Republican lawmakers have sent Holder a letter asking how he failed to disclose some background materials during his Senate confirmation process" . [read post]
4 May 2010, 3:24 pm by Steve Bainbridge
"I hope that [Attorney General Eric] Holder did discuss this with the intelligence community. [read post]
6 Oct 2017, 9:26 am by Tammy Binford
” Sessions’ rationale In his memo, Sessions says the new position overrules a memorandum from former Attorney General Eric Holder dated December 15, 2014, in which Holder concluded that Title VII does encompass discrimination based on gender identity. [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 4:29 am by Todd Ruger
Holder Pondered Resignation: A book released today says Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. thought about quitting his post two years ago because of isolation in the Obama Administration, criticism in the media and his mother's death, The Washington Post writes. [read post]
8 Feb 2012, 7:12 am by Joe Palazzolo
District Judge Emmet Sullivan later dismissed the case at the request of Attorney General Eric Holder. [read post]
25 Jun 2013, 4:10 pm by Dan Stein
TPM’s Sahil Kapur covers today’s reaction from Attorney General Eric Holder. [read post]
4 Oct 2012, 4:42 pm
At a press conference on Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder said the case revealed an alarming trend of criminal attempts to steal billions of taxpayer dollars Holder labeled Thursday's action against Medicare fraud one of the largest of its kind. [read post]
28 Feb 2012, 6:02 am by Chris
{From http://www.ibabuzz.com/} US Attorney General Eric Holder has named Tony West as the Acting Associate Attorney General at the Department of Justice. [read post]
4 May 2015, 4:00 am by David Markus
Sentencing Commission, an independent agency, has made tens of thousands of incarcerated drug offenders eligible for reduced sentences.But until more elderly prisoners are discharged — either through compassionate release programs or the clemency initiative started by then-attorney general Eric H. [read post]
9 Feb 2009, 9:18 am
Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) has not withdrawn his predecessor’s written arguments in the case or asked for a postponement to reconsider its position. [read post]
26 Apr 2011, 6:26 pm by Howard Friedman
Meanwhile, according to Main Justice, Attorney General Eric Holder defended Clement, saying: “In taking on representing Congress in Connection with DOMA, I think he was doing that which lawyers do when we are at our best. [read post]