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19 Mar 2009, 6:36 pm
Attorney General Eric Holder today directing all executive branch departments and agencies to apply a presumption of openness when responding to federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. [read post]
21 Jan 2009, 12:46 pm
CNN has this new report on the political wrangling that surrounds the now-delayed confirmation of Eric Holder as the next Attorney General: The initial confirmation vote for Eric Holder, President Barack Obama's pick for attorney general, was postponed for a week Wednesday after a rancorous meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee. [read post]
18 Nov 2008, 10:04 pm
In this afternoon post, Newsweek has reported today  that "President-elect Obama has decided to tap Eric Holder as his attorney general. [read post]
25 Sep 2014, 8:42 am
The New York Times is reporting that Eric Holder the Attorney General of the United States of America is going to announce his retirement from office (an office he has held for 6 years making him the longest serving Attorney General in decades and the fourth longest serving in American History) tomorrow.I hope to discuss some of his accomplishments and failures later today. [read post]
18 Nov 2008, 9:19 pm
Newsweek reports that President-Elect Barack Obama has selected Eric Holder, a partner at Covington and Burling, a prestigious law firm in Washington, D.C., as Attorney General. [read post]
29 Nov 2010, 12:26 pm by brian
ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER NAMES 18 EXPERTS TO NEW SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder today named 18 experts - scholars and practitioners in criminology, statistics, sociology, and practitioners in the criminal and juvenile justice fields - to the newly created Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Science Advisory Board. [read post]
3 Feb 2010, 3:12 pm by Kenneth Anderson
AG Eric Holder has released a letter to a group of Senators wanting an explanation for, among other things, the decision to Mirandize the Christmas Day bomber. [read post]
26 Aug 2013, 6:47 pm
But, fear not - if you really want to read stuff written by me about federal criminal law, you can read my editorial in Sunday's Baltimore Sun here about Eric Holder's proposals to reduce the prison population. [read post]
19 Jul 2012, 9:14 am by Derek Ho
Attorney-General Eric Holder's speech on "Asymmetrical Threats: Responding to Terrorism and Cybercrime while Protecting Civil Liberties" sounded largely like a diplomatic speech addressing common values and co-operation between countries in Asia in fighting cyber-crime and terrorism. [read post]
14 Jan 2013, 6:53 pm by Benjamin Wittes
  Let us assume that Eric Holder is not channeling his inner David Addington but his inner David Cole—in fact, Eric is much more inclined that way, as you know. [read post]
26 Sep 2014, 11:36 am by Ellen Podgor
Yesterday's announcement that Attorney General Eric Holder will be stepping down from his position makes one think back about all that he accomplished while in office. [read post]
2 Aug 2014, 4:25 pm by CrimProf BlogEditor
From Time: Citing concerns about equal justice in sentencing, Attorney General Eric Holder has decided to oppose certain statistical tools used in determining jail time, putting the Obama Administration at odds with a popular and increasingly effective method for managing... [read post]
23 Nov 2011, 11:26 am by Matt Johnston
Now about Eric Holder......not so harmless. [read post]
28 Feb 2011, 1:49 pm by Tung Yin
In the Portland bomb sting case (about which I've got a series of blog posts at my home blog), there has been an interesting recent development involving the defense motion for a gag order against Attorney General Eric Holder. [read post]
5 Nov 2013, 5:11 am by Benjamin Wittes
This is a trial conducted by the country of which Eric Holder is the chief law enforcement officer. [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]