SC sues Justice Dept. over voter ID laws
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) - South Carolina is suing the U.S. Justice Department, saying it was wrong to block the state from requiring people to show government-issued photo identification to vote...
Republicans continue voter ID push for 2012 election
theGRIO REPORT - Republicans are continuing to push controversial laws that could limit voting and voter registration drives...
Eric Holder, GOP square off over 'Fast & Furious' docs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder squared off Thursday with Republicans on a House committee who are demanding that the Justice Department turn over documents about Operation Fast and Furious...
Justice unit to probe mortgage-backed securities
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal and state law enforcement officials announced Friday they have launched a fraud-fighting unit, starting with 55 prosecutors and investigators, to root out wrongdoing in the market for residential mortgage-backed securities...
Why Obama needs to Investigate the banks
OPINION - The Obama administration and state law enforcement officials from across the country are currently in negotiation with several of the nation's biggest banks, and there's a critical choice at hand...
Justice Dept blocks South Carolina voter ID law
TheGrio REPORT -- The Justice Department on Friday moved to block South Carolina's voter ID law, saying it unfairly burdens non-white voters...
Why Holder can 'go there' on race and Obama can't
OPINION - Attorney General Eric Holder often says the things President Obama can't or won't say. Especially when it comes to the hot button topic of race and race relations in America...
Eric Holder: I'm taking hits for Obama because 'We’re both African-American'
The New York Times has a new profile out today about Attorney General Eric Holder, detailing how he has become a "partisan lightning rod" and frequent target of...
Holder vows to enforce civil rights protections
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder vowed Tuesday to fully enforce civil rights protections in next year's elections amid a flurry of activity by states...
Holder: Fast and Furious errors won't be repeated
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday acknowledged serious mistakes in an arms trafficking probe that allowed AK-47s and other weapons to leak into the black market...
