House committee concerned over subpoenas to AP
WASHINGTON — The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department’s gathering of phone records at The Associated...
View ArticleAG: Won’t prosecute reporters for doing their job
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder denied Thursday that the Obama administration is killing suspected terrorists with drone strikes to avoid capturing them and sending them to the Guantanamo...
View ArticleJustice Dept. to challenge states on voting rights
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday that the Justice Department is opening a new front in the battle for voter protections, a response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that...
View ArticleCriminal justice system changes proposed
WASHINGTON — With the U.S. facing massive overcrowding in its prisons, Attorney General Eric Holder is calling for major changes to the nation’s criminal justice system that would scale back the use of...
View ArticleAG: Number of mass shootings tripled
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday the average number of mass shooting incidents has tripled in recent years. Between 2000 and 2008, the U.S. experienced an average of five mass...
View ArticleHolder applies same-sex marriage ruling to Justice
WASHINGTON — In an assertion of same-sex marriage rights, Attorney General Eric Holder is applying a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling to the Justice Department, announcing Saturday that same-sex...
View ArticleHolder endorses proposed drug sentencing changes
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday endorsed a proposal that would result in shorter prison sentences for many nonviolent drug traffickers, saying the change would rein in runaway...
View ArticleHolder visits Buffalo
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder visited the Buffalo office of the Western District of New York on Friday. He discussed a number of issues important to the safety of the Western New York community...
View ArticleWhite House: Holder resigning as attorney general
WASHINGTON — Eric Holder, who served as the public face of the Obama administration’s legal fight against terrorism and weighed in on issues of racial fairness, is resigning after six years on the job....
View ArticleHolder argues for success of drug sentencing policies
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are changing the way drug defendants are charged and punished, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday, unveiling statistics that show sentences are increasingly...
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