News about Eric Holder, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
By CHARLIE SAVAGE
The lawyers tried to prepare for any legal obstacles and made it all but inevitable that Bin Laden would be killed, not captured.
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Many people who committed minor offenses are blocked from employment and other basic rights for years afterward.
By PETER J. HENNING
The Justice Department appears to want other companies under investigation to view the significant benefits realized by General Motors from its cooperation.
By PETER J. HENNING
The Justice Department is telling companies to investigate wrongdoing more thoroughly or else. The challenge is figuring out what or else might be.
By WILLIAM D. COHAN
It may no longer be possible for Wall Street companies to cut deals that allow individual wrongdoing to be swept under the rug.
By MATT APUZZO
The government has waded into cases involving legal aid, transgender students, juvenile prisoners and people who take videos of police officers.
By ALEC KARAKATSANIS
Despite individual acts of clemency, the Obama administrations record on unfair imprisonment is terrible.
By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED
The former attorney general will be based in the law firms Washington office to focus on investigations and complex lawsuits.
By MITCH SMITH
The bill seeks to address complaints of excessive ticketing raised by black residents after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson last year.
By MATT APUZZO
The obstacles the Obama administration faced in ending the federal death penalty provide vivid examples of just how politically fraught the debate remains.
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By PETER J. HENNING
In the area of white-collar crime, the reaction to Mr. Holders leadership has been mixed, with questions raised about whether too much emphasis was put on penalizing organizations.
By MATT APUZZO and JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Aides say Loretta E. Lynch plans to improve the departments relationships with police groups and Congress, which have been strained during Eric H. Holder Jr.s tenure.
By MATT APUZZO and ADAM LIPTAK
At the Supreme Court, the attorney generals office consistently backs officers accused of abuse, even as it pursues civil rights investigations against several local police departments.
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
Under current federal laws, nothing requires police departments and other agencies to report to the public or to the Justice Department about shootings involving officers.
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
Mr. Grassley, the Iowa Republican who is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent letters to the Justice Department and the Treasury asking for details about the decision.
By MATT APUZZO
The inmate, who is in prison in Georgia, wants the state to restart the hormone treatment she had been taking for 17 years before her arrest.
By JONATHAN WEISMAN and JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Republicans can accept Loretta E. Lynch, a nominee they oppose because she backs the presidents policies, or reject her and live with an attorney general they loathe, Eric H. Holder Jr.
By MORRIS D. DAVIS
Unlike federal courts, military commissions have a dismal record of prosecuting terrorists.
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The citys historically troubled Police Department faces steep challenges on the way to reform.
Reuters
Eric H. Holder Jr. said goodbye to the Justice Department on Friday, his last day as attorney general.
Reuters
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. condemned the attacks on two police officers in Ferguson, Mo., calling the attacker a damn punk.
AP
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. described the Justice Departments searing report on Ferguson, Mo., which found deep distrust between police officers and residents.
Associated Press
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced that the agency will pay $1.37 billion to settle an array of government lawsuits that accused S.&P. of inflating subprime mortgage investment ratings.
U.S. Department of Justice
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Friday that the Justice Department had issued new recommendations to law enforcement agencies about the management of public protests.
Reuters
Eric H. Holder Jr., the first African-American to serve as United States attorney general, announced his resignation in a ceremony at the White House.
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., who met with the family of Michael Brown during his trip to Ferguson, Mo., said that mistrust exists between the police and the people they are meant to serve.
Associated Press
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and Capt. Ronald S. Johnson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol spoke after a more peaceful night of protests in Ferguson, Mo.
Christian Roman
President Obama said Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will go to Ferguson, Mo., on Wednesday to monitor the ongoing investigation into the shooting death of Michael Brown.
The final signed letter sent to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Wednesday, urged the Justice Department to intervene in the case about the death of Eric Garner immediately.
Carrie Halperin
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. held a news conference to discuss the landmark resolution in a mortgage securities investigation of Citigroup.
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. urged countries in Europe and elsewhere to do more to keep their citizens from traveling to Syria to train and fight with extremists.
AP
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced that BNP Paribas will plead guilty to criminal charges and pay a $8.9 billion fine for violating sanctions.
Natalia V. Osipova
How five men working for the Peoples Liberation Army in China ended up wanted by United States authorities.
Associated Press
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced that the Swiss bank would plead guilty in a tax evasion case, pay about $2.6 billion in penalties and hire an independent monitor.
AP
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced charges against Chinese army personnel for hacking into American companies including Westinghouse, United States Steel and Alcoa.
Carrie Halperin
Also on the Minute, Syrias humanitarian crisis, and the risks people take to find their iPhones.
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced that Toyota had reached a $1.2 billion deal with the Justice Department to settle a four-year criminal investigation.
Toyota has agreed to a record $1.2 billion settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over criminal charges tied to the Japanese automaker's historic recall back in 2009. Conway G. Gittens reports.
Toyota has agreed to a record $1.2 billion settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over criminal charges tied to the Japanese automaker's historic recall back in 2009. Conway G. Gittens reports.
By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED
The former attorney general will be based in the law firms Washington office to focus on investigations and complex lawsuits.
By MATT APUZZO and ADAM LIPTAK
At the Supreme Court, the attorney generals office consistently backs officers accused of abuse, even as it pursues civil rights investigations against several local police departments.
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
Under current federal laws, nothing requires police departments and other agencies to report to the public or to the Justice Department about shootings involving officers.
By JONATHAN WEISMAN and JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Republicans can accept Loretta E. Lynch, a nominee they oppose because she backs the presidents policies, or reject her and live with an attorney general they loathe, Eric H. Holder Jr.
By RICHARD FAUSSET
Attorney General Eric Holder told the crowd at a commemorative march Sunday that access to the polls was under siege by a flurry of recent state laws.
By CARL HULSE and MATT APUZZO
Loretta E. Lynchs dealings with the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee were mostly cordial as she faced questions on immigration and other hot-button issues.
By CARL HULSE and MATT APUZZO
Loretta E. Lynch is expected to present herself as an apolitical career prosecutor when the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee opens hearings on her nomination.
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. called for improved tracking of the number of times law enforcement officers are shot at or fire their weapons, as part of a trust-building effort.
By MATT APUZZO
The revisions make it much more difficult, though not impossible, to demand phone records, notes or emails from news organizations.
By MATT APUZZO
Friends say Loretta E. Lynch, an African-American reared in the segregated South, sees herself more as a traditional prosecutor than a civil rights advocate.
By MITCH SMITH
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. spoke with the police and community members in Chicago on Friday about law enforcement practices, his latest stop in a nationwide tour.
By MATT APUZZO
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., facing a deadline in a case involving a reporter for The New York Times, has been asked to approve a separate subpoena for a reporter for CBS News.
By MATT APUZZO
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