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The Trump Administration Dropped Asylum Protection for Survivors of Domestic Violence

By Maya Rhodan

Senate Grills Sessions

By Ryan Teague Beckwith and Tessa Berenson

Jeff Sessions Hopes to Escape His History of Racial Controversy at Confirmation Hearing

By Tessa Berenson

Feds Send $1 Million to Florida Police After Orlando Shooting

By Maya Rhodan
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U.S. Plans to make It Easier For Former Prisoners to Get ID

The moved is timed for National Reentry Week

By Maya Rhodan

Missouri: No Evidence Planned Parenthood Handled Fetal Tissue Illegally

Missouri's attorney general analyzed data from 317 abortions in June, before controversial videos came out in July.

By Tanya Basu

New Rules Aim to Prosecute Execs in Corporate Crime

The memo urges prosecutors to demand evidence against named employees, "regardless of their position, status or seniority"

By Tanya Basu

These Jeopardy Contestants Couldn't Name the Attorney General

The $600 question even came with a visual clue

By Maya Rhodan

Senate Democrat Says Nominee Told to 'Sit in the Back of the Bus'

The White House has avoided making similar arguments

By Alex Rogers

Eric Holder: We Will Hold 'Jihadi John' Accountable

The attorney general says officials are considering their options

By Sarah Begley

Feds Limit Law that Lets Cops Seize Your Stuff

Enacts major limitations on federal civil forefeiture law that allow police to seize assets without evidence of wrongdoing

By Charlotte Alter

End Racial Profiling, Holder Says

Attorney General Eric Holder made the announcement at a church where Martin Luther King preached

By Zeke J Miller / Atlanta

Loretta Lynch Confirmed as Attorney General

New York U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch was confirmed Thursday as the next Attorney General, the first African-American woman to hold the position.Lynch, who was approved 56-43 in a long-delayed Senate vote, previously served as the...

By Charlotte Alter

Obama Names 'Top Cop'

The federal prosecutor from New York would be the first African-American woman to serve in the Cabinet position now held by Eric Holder

By Alex Rogers

Uber Allowed to Roll on in Las Vegas

The ride-sharing service launched in the gambling hub and other parts of Nevada on Friday, but has faced opposition from state authorities

By Rishi Iyengar

Civil Rights Leaders Want Feds to Intervene in Ferguson Probe

“Whether they wear blue jeans or blue uniforms, criminals must be held accountable”

By Maya Rhodan

Eric Holder to Resign

His tenure as attorney general has been the fourth-longest in history

By Nolan Feeney

Eric Holder and Arne Duncan Stand Up to Bullies

They're helping to launch Cartoon Network's anti-bullying campaign

By Charlotte Alter

Colorado Attorney General Urges Clerks to Stop Issuing Gay-Marriage Licenses

Attorney general says clerks are violating the law, since the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is still in effect

By TIME Staff

Holder Urges Use of Drug to Combat Heroin Overdoses

Attorney general advocates for first responders to carry naloxone, which can reverse heroin overdoses if administered quickly enough

By Charlotte Alter
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