Eric Holder

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Eric Holder became the first African-American U.S. Attorney General in January 2009. Prior to serving as Attorney General, Holder was appointed to various positions by the three previous presidents. President Ronald Reagan appointed Holder as Associate Judge of Superior Court of D.C.; President Clinton as the U.S. Attorney for D.C. and Deputy Attorney General; and President George W. Bush as the Acting Attorney General. In 2007 Holder joined Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign as his senior legal advisor.
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Judicial Watched

Larry Klayman, former chairman of watchdog group Judicial Watch, with two fellow Verizon customers, is suing Verizon, NSA, the Justice Department, President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and others. The suit claims that the collection of pho...

News: Medgar Evers Receives a Martyr's Memorial

The nation pays tribute to the slain civil rights leader. (6/7/2013)

Not Going Anywhere

Republican lawmakers may be calling for Holder's resignation, but he has no plans to oblige them. Bloomberg reports that last week Holder "gathered his top aides last week to deliver a message: He was fine, and they all needed to stay focused and ...

Do All Lawmakers Share That View?

Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Mark Udall (D-Colorado) do not. In a 2011 letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, they said "most Americans would be stunned to learn the details of how these secret court opinions have interpreted section 215 of the...

Holder Praises Slain Black Activist Medgar Evers

Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday praised slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Evers' death.

Guantanamo Bay

In 2011, Holder conceded defeat in his plan to prosecute alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged plotters in U.S. civilian courts. Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers seriously objected to and took measures to pr...
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