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AG Holder Speaks at NLEOMF's 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

The rainy Friday observance, which was hosted by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), honored the 10th anniversary of the deadliest day in American law enforcement history.

September 11, 2011

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Holder Says He Didn't Know About Fast and Furious

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said he and the "upper levels of the Justice Department" were not aware of the Fast and Furious initiative that resulted in the supplying of Mexican drug cartels with firearms.

September 7, 2011

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Feds Sue Alabama Over Tough Immigration Law

The Department of Justice filed a legal challenge against Alabama's tough immigration law, as the Obama Administration's latest salvo against states who attempt immigration reform.

August 1, 2011

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AG Holder: 2011 Duty Deaths 'Simply Unacceptable'

Duty deaths have spiked in 2011 with a 20% increase through March 22 compared to 2010. So far in 2011, 49 officers have died in the line of duty, according to preliminary data from NLEOMF. The spike in duty deaths began in 2010 after a two-year decline. There were 162 LODDs, 45 more than 2009.

March 21, 2011

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AG Holder Tells Ohio Agency To Lower Passing Test Score

The city of Dayton, Ohio, has agreed to a lower passing score for the police recruit exam, after the U.S. Department of Justice rejected its test because not enough blacks passed.

March 14, 2011

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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.

January 4, 2011

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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."

December 12, 2010

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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.

October 23, 2010

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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.

July 28, 2010

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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.

July 22, 2010

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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."

June 17, 2009

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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.

March 18, 2009