Federal Gun Smuggling Sting Operation, Ronald Welch Testimony
Ronald Welch testified at a hearing on a government sting operation aimed at gun smugglers known as "Operation Fast and Furious." He responded to questions about allegations that that weapons supplied...
View ArticleJustice Department Oversight
Attorney General Eric Holder testified at an oversight hearing. In his opening statement Mr. Holder addressed the controversy surrounding the Fast and Furious Operation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...
View ArticleFederal Gun Smuggling Sting Operation, Part 2
Attorney General Eric Holder testified on the government's gun smuggling sting "Fast and Furious" operation." The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ran the operation between 2009 and...
View ArticleFederal Gun Smuggling Sting Operation
Attorney General Eric Holder testified on the government's gun smuggling sting "Operation Fast and Furious." A The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ran the operation between 2009 and...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice Fiscal Year 2013 Budget
Attorney General Holder testified on his department's fiscal year 2013 budget.
View ArticleJustice Department Oversight
Eric Holder testified at an oversight hearing. Much of the hearing focused on national security leaks and the government's "Fast and Furious" operation aimed at arresting members of drug cartels....
View ArticleContempt Proceedings Against Attorney General Holder, Part 2
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee met to consider a report holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. The committee subpoenaed documents related to the FBI's "Fast...
View ArticleContempt Proceedings Against Attorney General Holder, Part 1
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee met to consider a report holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. The committee subpoenaed documents related to the FBI's "Fast...
View ArticleHouse Speaker Weekly Briefing
House Speaker Boehner gave his weekly legislative briefing. He talked about the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee vote to find Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress,...
View ArticleAttorney General Holder on House Contempt Vote
Attorney General Eric Holder reacted to the House vote in favor of holding him in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena for documents related to the FBI's "Fast and Furious"...
View ArticleOperation Fast and Furious Report
Michael Horowitz testified on the findings in the Department of Justice Inspector General's report on the FBI's "Fast and Furious" operation. He described a series of missteps and failures that led to...
View ArticleJustice Department Oversight
Attorney General Eric Holder testified at a Justice Department oversight hearing. Both Republicans and Democrats pressed Mr. Holder on a Justice Department memo regarding the use of drone strikes...
View ArticleWhite House Daily Briefing
Jay Carney spoke to reporters and answered questions on a number of issues including the IRS audits of non-profit organizations, the Department of Justice and Associated Press phone records, and the...
View ArticleJustice Department Oversight
Attorney General Eric Holder testified about Justice Department investigations, including revelations that the Justice Department had gathered two months of telephone records of Associated Press (AP)...
View ArticleJustice Department Oversight and Budget, Attorney General Holder
Attorney Justice Eric Holder testified on the Justice Department's fiscal year 2014 budget request. He also discussed his department's seizure of Associated Press phone records and the IRS targeting...
View ArticleAttorney General Eric Holder on Voting Rights Act Decision
Attorney General Eric Holder spoke to reporters following the Supreme Court decision in [Shelby County v. Holder] in which the court ruled that the preclearance provisions of the Voting Rights Act...
View ArticleFBI Director Nomination Hearing
James Comey testified about his nomination to become the director of the FBI.*Among the issues he addressed were the use of water-boarding in interrogations, National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance...
View ArticleFederal Sentencing and Prison Policy
Attorney General Eric Holder spoke about federal prision policy at the American Bar Association's annual meeting. In his remarks he called for major changes in the federal criminal justice system,...
View ArticleOrdinary Citizens and the Justice System
Paul Butler talked about his book, [Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice], in which he details how ordinary citizens interact with the justice system, and examines the system's overall strengths...
View ArticleWhite House Tribal Nations Conference, Attorney General Holder
Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at the White House Tribal Nations conference. He talked about the Justice Department's work to reduce violence and crime rates in tribal communities.
View ArticleJustice Department Oversight
Attorney General Eric Holder testified at a Justice Department oversight hearing. Topics included the Justice Department's investigation into allegations the IRS targeted conservative groups, President...
View ArticleSenator Harkin on Blocking the Nomination of Debo Adegbile
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) came to the Senate floor to express his disgust with the cloture vote blocking the nomination of Debo Adegbile to be the assistant attorney general for civil rights in the...
View ArticleAttorney General Holder on Drug Sentencing
Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the U.S. Sentencing Commission and stated his endorsment for a proposal to reduce prison sentences for non-violent drug offenders. He said the new policy...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request
Attorney General Eric Holder and Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified on their department's fiscal year 2015 budget request, which totaled $27.4 billion, including $25.3 billion for federal...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice Fiscal Year 2015 Budget
Attorney General Eric Holder testified on the Justice Department's fiscal year 2015 budget request, which totaled $27.4 billion, including $25.3 billion for federal programs and $2.1 billion for state,...
View ArticleJustice Department Oversight
Attorney General Eric Holder testified at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Department of Justice operations. Topics included the department's use of prosecutorial discretion for...
View ArticleNewsmakers with Representative Bob Goodlatte
House Judiciary Committee Chair Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) talked about issues including executive orders by President Obama, immigration, oversight of the Justice Department, National Security Agency (NSA)...
View ArticleChinese Hacking Charges
The Justice Department announced it had filed charges against five members of a Chinese military unit for hacking into the computer systems of five American companies and one labor union in order to...
View ArticleBook Discussion on [Obama's Enforcer]
John Fund and Hans von Spakovsky talked about their book, [Obama's Enforcer: Eric Holder's Justice Department], in which they argue that Eric Holder and the lawyers he surrounds himself with have...
View ArticleBank of America Settlement
Attorney General Eric Holder and Associate Attorney General Tony West announced a nearly $17 billion settlement with Bank of America over its role in the 2008 financial crisis, He also talked about his...
View ArticleInvestigation of Ferguson, Missouri, Police Department
Attorney General Eric Holder briefed reporters and responded to questions on the Justice Department's investigation in the the Ferguson, Missouri police department in the wake of the August 9, 2014,...
View ArticleJustice Department Oversight
Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on for a hearing on whether or not his office has enough access to the Justice Department in order to properly...
View ArticleOpen Phones
Phone lines were open for viewer comments on the Justice Department's three-year effort to study the effects of racial bias on law enforcement. Eric Tucker, speaking by phone, talked about the details...
View ArticleOversight Access Concerns
Inspectors general with the Department of Justice, the Peace Corps, and the Environmental Protection Agency testified at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing about limitations on...
View ArticlePresident Obama on Attorney General Eric Holder's Resignation
President Obama announced Attorney General Eric Holder would resign from his post.
View ArticleWhite House Daily Briefing
Josh Earnest answered reporters questions on topics including Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to resign, ongoing U.S.-led strikes on ISIS* targets in Iraq and Syria, and the conflict in...
View ArticleBook Discussion on [Justice While Black]
Nick Chiles and Robbin Shipp talked about their book, [Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice System], in which they advise African Americans...
View ArticleAttorney General Nominee Nomination Hearings
Del Quentin Wilber of Bloomberg News spoke by phone about the two-day nomination hearings for Loretta Lynch, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York who is President Obama's nominee for...
View ArticleAttorney General Confirmation Hearing, Day 2
Journalists, attorneys, law enforcement officials, and others testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the second day nomination hearings for Loretta Lynch's nomination to succeed Eric Holder...
View ArticleAttorney General Confirmation Hearing, Day 1, Part 2
Loretta Lynch testified about her nomination for U.S. attorney general and her qualifications for the position. Among the topics she addressed were immigration and the Obama administration's use of...
View ArticleAttorney General Nomination Hearings
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) talked about the latest developments in the nomination hearings for Loretta Lynch to be the next attorney general.
View ArticleAttorney General Confirmation Hearing, Day 1, Part 1
Loretta Lynch testified about her nomination for U.S. attorney general and her qualifications for the position. Among the topics she addressed were immigration, National Security Agency (NSA)...
View ArticleOpen Phones
Headlines from the day's newspapers were read and telephone lines were open for viewer comments reacting to the Justice Department's findings in the investigation into the police shooting of unarmed...
View ArticleDeputy Attorney General Nomination Hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to consider Sally Quillian Yates' nomination for deputy attorney general, the Justice Department's second-highest position. Topics included mandatory...
View ArticleNew Asset Forfeiture Rules
David Smith talked about new rules governing law enforcement agency ability to seize assets under civil asset forfeiture laws.
View ArticleDEA Sexual Misconduct Allegations
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on allegations of sexual misconduct in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The hearing came in response to a Justice Department...
View ArticleNational Crime Victims' Rights Week
Joye Frost talked about National Crime Victims' Rights Week and the role of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in assisting victims of crime. Topics included how DOJ compiles and tracks crime, and...
View ArticleJustice Department Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request
Attorney General Loretta Lynch testified on the Justice Department's fiscal year 2016 budget request. This was her first appearance before Congress since her confirmation as attorney general. Her...
View ArticleCriminal Justice Reform
Professor Paul Butler talked about President Obama's proposed reforms to the criminal justice system.
View ArticleJustice Department Oversight
Witnesses testified at an oversight hearing of the Department of Justice's recent denial of access to documents wanted by the Inspector General's office.
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