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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2011

AG Holder Leads Prisoner Reentry Council

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today convened the inaugural meeting of the Cabinet-level "Reentry Council" in D.C. to identify and advance effective public safety and prisoner reentry strategies.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 13, 2010

AG Holder To Muslim Group: Terrorist Stings Are Not Entrapment

Attorney General Eric Holder told a Muslim group on Friday that FBI undercover stings that have uncovered terrorist plots are necessary for "protecting American lives" and those who allege government entrapment "don't have their facts straight."

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 24, 2010

LE Groups Oppose California's Marijuana Legalization Measure

California's marijuana legalization proposition is facing increasing opposition from the Obama administration, including a visit to the state by the drug czar to urge voters to oppose it.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleJuly 28, 2010

Let's Talk About Racism

The pro forma accusations of racism that I endured on patrol involved detainees who routinely accused me of stopping them because they were black/Hispanic/Asian/albino—despite the fact that their features had been completely obscured by the tinted windows for which I was pulling them over in the first place.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleJuly 22, 2010

You Are In Eric Holder's Crosshairs

Our A.G. is seemingly convinced that cops are if not inherently racist, then at least subject to serious lapses in judgment when it comes to race.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2009

AG Holder Urges New Hate Crimes Law

Citing recent killings in Arkansas, Kansas and the nation's capital, Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday said new hate crimes law were needed to stop what he called "violence masquerading as political activism."

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2009

U.S. Won't Prosecute Medical Pot Sales

U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. said Wednesday that the Justice Department has no plans to prosecute pot dispensaries that are operating legally under state laws in California and a dozen other states -- a development that medical marijuana advocates and civil libertarians hailed as a sweeping change in federal drug policy.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 26, 2009

Obama to Seek New Assault Weapons Ban

The Obama administration will seek to reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 during the Bush administration, Attorney General Eric Holder said today.

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