Eric Holder

U.S. Attorney General to expand profiling guidelines for federal agents

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will announce on Monday revisions to federal law enforcement guide...

Dec 08, 2014 07:40 AM EST

Top U.S. justice official promises probe after NYC police chokehold death

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday promised a full investigation into the choking death o...

Dec 04, 2014 09:11 PM EST

More than 400 arrested as Ferguson protests spread to other U.S. cities

National Guard troops and police aimed to head off a third night of violence on Wednesday in Ferguso...

Nov 26, 2014 10:09 PM EST

More troops deployed in Ferguson to guard against fresh riots

Missouri's governor ordered hundreds more National Guard troops on Tuesday to the St. Louis suburb r...

Nov 25, 2014 11:21 PM EST

Grand jury decides against charges in Ferguson shooting, unrest erupts

Violence flared again in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson on Monday, with gunshots heard and tear ga...

Nov 25, 2014 01:22 AM EST

To salvage his presidency, Obama faces pressure to reboot - but will he

A reshuffling of President Barack Obama’s staff looks all but certain after Tuesday's congressiona...

Nov 02, 2014 07:59 PM EST

Federal charges appear unlikely in Ferguson police shooting: Washington Post

U.S. Justice Department officials probably will not bring civil rights charges against a white Fergu...

Oct 31, 2014 11:06 PM EDT

Advocates worry Obama may scale back or delay immigration action

Immigration activists close to the White House worry that President Barack Obama could delay or scal...

Oct 30, 2014 06:55 AM EDT

Brooklyn prosecutor emerges as a top candidate to lead U.S. Justice Department

Loretta Lynch, the head federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, is emerging as a leading candidate to replac...

Oct 28, 2014 12:38 AM EDT

Missouri officer says he feared for life before shooting unarmed teen: report

A white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in Missouri in August told inve...

Oct 18, 2014 06:16 PM EDT

Obama to nominate new attorney general after November 4 elections

President Barack Obama will wait until after Nov. 4 congressional elections to nominate a new U.S. a...

Oct 14, 2014 08:23 PM EDT

Federal judge strikes down Texas law requiring voter ID at polls

A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Texas law requiring voters to show identification at polls...

Oct 09, 2014 11:20 PM EDT

U.S. attorney general criticizes Apple, Google data encryption

Joining a cry from law enforcement officials concerned about data encryption on Apple's newest opera...

Oct 03, 2014 11:22 PM EDT

Next U.S. attorney general faces daunting national security challenges

At a time when heightened fears of government surveillance coincide with growing anxiety about globa...

Sep 27, 2014 01:22 AM EDT

U.S. Attorney General Holder to step down, successor faces array of challenges

Eric Holder said on Thursday he would step down as U.S. attorney general, setting up a potentially b...

Sep 25, 2014 08:41 PM EDT

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