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Holder Proposes Changes In Criminal Justice System
Holder Proposes Changes In Criminal Justice System
Holder Proposes Changes In Criminal Justice System
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some big changes could be in the wind for the federal criminal justice system. In remarks planned Monday for the American bar Association in San Francisco, Attorney General Eric Holder says some of the changes include scaling back the use of harsh prison sentences for certain drug-related crimes and diversion of low-level offenders to drug treatment and community service... Read
Attorney General Eric Holder To Announce New Orleans Police Reforms
Attorney General Eric Holder To Announce New Orleans Police Reforms
Attorney General Eric Holder To Announce New Orleans Police Reforms
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday will announce a federal consent decree to require sweeping reform of the long-troubled New Orleans Police Department. A person with direct knowledge of the plan, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been made public, says Mayor Mitch Landrieu will join Holder for the announcement Tuesday afternoon in
Holder in Contempt Political Theater?
Holder in Contempt Political Theater?
Holder in Contempt Political Theater?
Eric Holder is nearing the time that the Full House will vote on contempt of Congress charges against him.  Those on the left have said time and again that this is something that the right is cooking up.  They continue to claim that they have offered unprecedented access to documents and that doesn't seem to be enough...
Right To Vote Under Attack?  Maybe, But Not How We Think
Right To Vote Under Attack? Maybe, But Not How We Think
Right To Vote Under Attack? Maybe, But Not How We Think
Attorney General Eric Holder told a council of African American church leaders that their right to vote is under attack.  He did that in a speech before the council, talking about how discrimination exists in these days and mentioned how the efforts to ask people to show a picture ID is a way to keep people out of the voting booth. ...