Source: AP / The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder says national security has been damaged as a result of leaks about a pair of government surveillance programs and that the U.S. will punish the person who is responsible. The attorney general made the comment in Dublin, Ireland, when asked by reporters why [...]
by Rep. Charles Rangel The Huffington Post The actions of the attorney general and the Department of Justice have been criticized for infringing on our fundamental freedoms as Americans. It seems that the security of our freedoms has been questioned several times in the last few months, and “scandal” seems to be the Republican theme [...]
Source: Judith Browne Dianis / The Huffington Post The path of a trailblazer always holds resistance. To pioneer meaningful change, one must be prepared to defend themself against the inevitable opposing force. One man who has come to know this all too well lately is U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. A longtime champion for civil [...]
Appearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder said as long as he’s in office, the Justice Department will not prosecute any reporter for doing his or her job. (June 6)
Former President Bill Clinton, Attorney General Eric Holder and others attended a memorial service at Arlington National Cemetery for slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who was killed 50 years ago this month. (June 5)
Source: Valerie Bonk / AP / ABC News Slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers was honored for paving the way for black leaders during a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of his death. Evers should be remembered as a pioneer who helped lay the foundation for much of the nation’s civil rights progress over the last [...]
Source: The Washington Informer Medgar Evers will be honored by the NAACP on Wednesday during a wreath-laying ceremony at the late civil rights leader’s burial place in Arlington National Cemetery. The event, which is to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Evers’ assassination in 1963, will feature remarks by Evers’ widow, Myrlie, as well as former [...]
Source: Aamer Madhani / USA Today WASHINGTON–Attorney General Eric Holder has told officials from some of the country’s top news organizations that he’s committed to making changes to how the Justice Department pursues leak investigations that involve reporters. Holder on Friday is set to complete two days of meetings with the news organizations as part [...]
Source: Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post NEW YORK — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to meet this week with the Washington bureau chiefs of several major media outlets to discuss the Justice Department’s guidelines for dealing with journalists in leak investigations. It’s not yet certain exactly when the meeting (or meetings) will take place, [...]
Source: Michael Isikoff / NBC News The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee charged Wednesday that Attorney General Eric Holder’s involvement in a secret search warrant for a Fox News reporter’s private emails “contradicts” his testimony to the panel about investigating members of the news media. The charge , in a letter to Holder, is the opening [...]