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President-Elect Barack Obama announced members of his national security team. Senator Hillary Clinton accepted a nomination to be secretary of State. Defense Secretary Gates accepted an…

Eric Holder contrasted the Bush administration’s legal policies to what he expects from a new presidential administration.

Massachusetts Senator ted Kennedy discussed the history of the judicial branch, focusing on the early debates about how judicial appointments should be made and who should make the ultimate…

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation held a town hall meeting where participants spoke about security concerns of U.S. families and the nation following terrorist attacks on the World…

Justice Department officials testified about the process used by President Clinton in granting pardons before he left office, especially in the case of Marc Rich. Law experts talked about…

Committee members heard testimony about President Clinton’s pardon of financier Mark Rich.

After the presentation of colors and the National Anthem, Justice Department officials praised Attorney General Janet Reno. She delivered her farewell speech to department employees. Music…

Delinquency Prevention hosted a forum on Violence and Children. Various speakers gave speeches as well as Assistant Attorney General Eric Holder.

The 30th annual Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference was titled, “Judiciary Brain Trust: Two Million Incarcerated: Justice for a Community Under Siege.” Panelists talked about…

President Clinton and others urged lawmakers to adopt hate crimes legislation which included gender, sexual orientation and disability following a Justice Department report showing that…

Attorney General Reno and Mr. Holder spoke to reporters about the results of a study on federal death penalty cases. Ms. Reno said that she was “sorely troubled” by racial disparities in…

Mr. Holder spoke to reporters about a possible civil rights suit against New York City police officers for shooting Amadou Diallo, who was unarmed at the time of the shooting. A jury in New York…

Deputy Attorney General, Eric Holder, and Assistant Director of Counter Terrorism at the FBI, Dale Watson, spoke to reporters about the higher risk of possible terrorist attacks in the U.S.…

Mr. Holder talked about the problem of childhood exposure to violence and abuse. He focused on the effects of exposure to violence at a young age, means of preventing exposure, and taking…

Attorney General Holder talked about the statistics for 1998 regarding the amount of hate crimes committed in the U.S. He stressed that Americans need to learn tolerance to eliminate hate…

Secretary Babbit, Secretary Riley, and Deputy Attorney General Holder talked to reporters about the proposed across the board tax cut in the 2000 federal budget. They focused on the impact…

Justice officials testified about President Clinton’s decision to grant clemency to several Puerto Rican nationalists involved in terrorist incidents in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus discussed the state of justice at the end of the millennium, particularly as it related to hate crimes. Topics covered included the rise of hate…

Congressional Black Caucus members talked about the need for stricter gun control laws. They said that the most glaring examples of the need could be found within minority communities,…