Justice Department lawyers are coordinating with foreign governments in North Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East to deal with the problems posed by foreign fighters flowing to the conflict in Syria, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday.
Nov 07

By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press
U.S. attorney Loretta Lynch has emerged as the leading choice to be the next attorney general, but President Barack Obama does not plan to make a nomination until after a trip to Asia next week.
Nov 07

By Chris Grygiel, Associated Press
FBI Director James Comey says an agent impersonated an Associated Press reporter during a 2007 criminal investigation, a ruse the news organization says could undermine its credibility. In a letter Thursday to The New York Times, Comey said the agent…
The United States federal government will now recognize same-sex married couples in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Wyoming, Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Saturday.
Oct 17

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The federal government is recognizing same-sex marriages in seven more states. The states are Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Colorado and Nevada.
Sep 26

By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Could the White House be hinting at when President Barack Obama might nominate a new attorney general?…
Sep 25

By PBS NewsHour
After six years as head of the Department of Justice, Eric Holder, the nation’s first African-American attorney general, will be stepping down. Holder has focused on major civil liberties issues, but has also been a lightning rod for partisan criticism.
Sep 25

By PBS NewsHour
Sep 25

By News Desk
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will be stepping down from his position at the Justice Department. President Barack Obama made the announcement at a press conference at the White House on Thursday afternoon.
Judy Woodruff speaks with Robert Driscoll, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Tracie Keesee, Center for Policing Equity, on what to expect from the Justice Department’s civil rights investigation of the Ferguson police department.
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