Holder: New crack law should shorten some terms
WASHINGTON (AP) - Holder was testifying before the U.S. Sentencing Commission, which oversees the guidelines that help federal judges sentence offenders...
'The Wire' meets Justice Dept on drugs, children
WASHINGTON (AP) - Three stars from HBO's "The Wire" joined Justice Department officials in calling attention to the tragic toll of drug abuse on children and families...
Holder intervenes in gay man's deportation case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Holder set aside the Board of Immigration Appeals ruling allowing the deportation to Ireland of Paul Wilson Dorman, a gay man illegally in the U.S...
Holder: Killing of Osama marks historic progress
WASHINGTON (AP) - Holder's comments to the House Judiciary Committee marked the first appearance before Congress by an Obama administration Cabinet official since the mission...
Sharpton draws focus on the issues at annual event
NEW YORK (AP) -The Rev. Al Sharpton marked the 20th anniversary of his Harlem-based organization with President Barack Obama...
Holder defends performance on gay marriage, drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Holder testified under pointed questioning by newly energized Republicans who have taken control of the House...
Can Obama's gay rights agenda cure black homophobia?
OPINION - Obama's record on gay rights, though imperfect, has been the most progressive and exemplary of any of his predecessors...
Gov't drops defense of anti-gay marriage law
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a major policy reversal, the Obama administration said that it will no longer defend the constitutionality of a federal law banning recognition of same-sex marriage...
Nonviolence, service, themes of King day events
WASHINGTON (AP) - As he took part in a painting project at a Washington, DC middle school, President Barack Obama urged Americans to get out into their communities...
Bad timing for first execution on Obama's watch
OPINION - Currently there are nearly five dozen prisoners sitting on federal death row. The majority of the condemned are African-American...
