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April 21, 2014

Justice Department broadening criteria for clemency for non-violent drug offenses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is broadening the criteria it will use in evaluating clemency petitions from certain federal…
April 14, 2014

Top Democrat: GOP base has ‘elements that are animated by racism’

MSNBC - Much of the Republican base is motivated by racism, a top Democrat said Sunday—adding fuel to an ongoing…
April 10, 2014

Eric Holder: 'What attorney general has ever had to deal with that kind of treatment?'

theGRIO REPORT - Attorney General Eric Holder raised eyebrows last night with some unscripted remarks at the opening of Rev.…
April 9, 2014

Holder snaps at Gohmert on contempt: 'You don’t want to go there'

MSNBC - The war of words between Attorney General Eric Holder and Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert, a tea party lawmaker…
March 13, 2014

Eric Holder endorses drug sentencing changes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday endorsed a proposal that would result in shorter prison sentences for…
March 10, 2014

Eric Holder: Heroin an urgent 'public health crisis'

WASHINGTON (AP) - The video message posted on the Justice Department's website reflects the federal government's concern about the growing…
March 5, 2014

Elijah Cummings leads Democratic coalition against Darrell Issa oversight overreach

theGRIO REPORT - The veteran Maryland congressman's outburst after his microphone was turned off at a Wednesday hearing on the…
February 27, 2014

Eric Holder recovering after trip to hospital for faintness

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says Attorney General Eric Holder has been taken to the hospital as a precaution…
February 25, 2014

Eric Holder: Discriminatory laws don't need defending

WASHINGTON (AP) — State attorneys general are not obligated to defend laws in their states banning same-sex marriage if the…
February 21, 2014

What's behind Rand Paul's blunt talk on race?

ANALYSIS - Paul is becoming an increasingly influential figure in the intersection between race and politics in America...
February 19, 2014

Rand Paul joins Eric Holder's cause on felon voting rights

theGRIO REPORT - Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) today urged lawmakers in Kentucky to change the state's laws and allow convicted…
February 12, 2014

A closer look at Eric Holder’s comments on allowing felons the right to vote

theGRIO REPORT - Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a high-profile speech on Tuesday, urging states to roll back laws that…
February 11, 2014

Eric Holder urges restoring voting rights to ex-inmates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday urged states to restore voting rights to former prison inmates, an…
February 8, 2014

Justice Department applies same-sex rights to itself

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an assertion of same-sex marriage rights, Attorney General Eric Holder is applying a landmark Supreme Court…
January 24, 2014

Holder speaks out on Voter ID, Wall St, NSA in MSNBC exclusive

MSNBC - Attorney General Eric Holder dismissed a new government watchdog report which declared some NSA programs illegal, insisting that…
January 20, 2014

How President Obama governs on civil rights

theGRIO REPORT - Over the last few months, Obama’s administration, with little fanfare, has enacted a series of unabashedly liberal…
January 10, 2014

Feds recognize same-sex couples in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Obama administration extended federal recognition to the marriages of more than 1,000 same-sex couples…
November 7, 2013

GOP rep reveals plan to impeach Eric Holder

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.), one of the most conservative members of the House, is making so secret…
October 21, 2013

Eric Holder: Focus on police training in mass shootings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says local police must sometimes be the first law enforcement officers to fire…
October 21, 2013

Marissa Alexander case inspires Floridians to fight mandatory minimum sentences

theGRIO REPORT - Senator Dwight Bullard of District 39 sent a letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder requesting he…