Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder reflected on his life as a black man in a Queens neighborhood, Huffington Post reports. Holder said the experience shed light on the challenges facing African Americans, many of whom ended up in jail when he was growing up. “Kids who I grew up with, who I played…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As police increasingly respond to “active shooter” situations, Attorney General Eric Holder said new strategies must be developed to limit the death toll, CNN reports. Speaking at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Philadelphia, Holder said mass shootings are on the rise. “Although research methods and results vary, it’s…
Dear Colleagues, This ongoing shutdown continues to be a very frustrating time for all of us who work for the Department of Justice and those who provide services on contract. I remain particularly concerned about the impact the shutdown continues to have on all of you and your families. Unfortunately, because we are unable to…
The Post-Journal Editorial Marijuana is illegal under federal law. Yet Attorney General Eric Holder has decided not to interfere in any way with two states where recreational use of the drug has become permissible. Colorado and Washington decriminalized marijuana last fall. Many states allow its use for medicinal purposes, but the two western states…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal lawmakers are calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to respond to a Reuters report that showed the NSA was supplying the DEA with surveillance information about domestic, non-terrorism cases, Reuters reported Monday evening. Five Democrats in the Senate and three congressmen want to know if the DEA – as reported – passed NSA…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder has a partial solution to the U.S.’s massive prison overcrowding – less time for drug offenders. The Associated Press reports that Holder is addressing overcrowding by favoring drug treatment and community service programs in lieu of long prison sentences. He also support the early release of some elderly inmates….
By JOSH GERSTEIN Politico WASHINGTON — FBI Director Bob Mueller was saluted by top Justice Department officials and other colleagues Thursday as he prepares to give up the leadership of the premier federal law enforcement agency — an organization he took over just a week before the Sept. 11 attacks. “This is a moment we’ve…
By Manuel Roig-Franzia and Sari Horwitz Washington Post Staff Writers ORLANDO — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. strongly condemned “Stand Your Ground” laws here Tuesday in a speech to the NAACP that addressed the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin. The laws “sow dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods,” Holder said,…
