Tag Archives: Eric Holder

The Stain of Mass Incarceration: Exposing the Wound of My Father’s Life Sentence

Posted on May 23, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Ebony Underwood 7 years ago on my 14th birthday my father took my sister, Miko, and I out for lunch. We decided to dine at the newly opened Hard Rock Cafe. The music was blaring from the sound system. … Continue reading →

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I’ve served 15 years of my life sentence for a drug crime. Can I go home now?

Posted on May 19, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Sharanda Jones Late last month, US attorney general Eric Holder announced that the Obama administration would release new guidelines for clemency petitions, opening up the possibility that thousands of people serving long prison sentences for non-violent drug offenses might … Continue reading →

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Loretta Lynch Sworn In As First Black U.S. Attorney General

Posted on April 27, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Lynette Holloway Loretta Lynch was sworn in Monday morning by Vice President Joe Biden as the 83rd U.S. attorney general during a moving ceremony at the U.S. Department of Justice. The long-awaited ceremony followed a rancorous debate over the … Continue reading →

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Senate Confirms Loretta Lynch To Be Attorney General

Posted on April 24, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Russell Berman Loretta Lynch won confirmation as attorney general on Thursday afternoon, as the Republican-controlled Senate gave its approval after a wait of 166 days. The final vote was 56-43, with 10 Republicans joining all Democrats in supporting her. … Continue reading →

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Race creeps into debate over stalled nomination for attorney general

Posted on April 18, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Sari Horwitz African American and other civil rights leaders infuriated over the stalled confirmation vote on Loretta E. Lynch, the first black woman to be nominated for attorney general, are casting the delay as an issue with racial overtones. … Continue reading →

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Fleece Force: How Police And Courts Around Ferguson Bully Residents And Collect Millions

Posted on March 27, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Ryan J. Reilly & Mariah Stewart “Lacee Scott?” the judge called. The 23-year-old rose from a hard black plastic chair, walked past the fireplace and stood before the table at the front of the living room. From the outside, … Continue reading →

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Emanuel Cleaver: GOP Opposition To Loretta Lynch Is ‘Sign’ That Race Relations Have Not Improved

Posted on March 25, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Mollie Reilly Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) says Senate Republicans would signal that their opposition to President Barack Obama is rooted in racism if they fail to confirm attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch. On Wednesday, Cleaver told Bloomberg Politics that … Continue reading →

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Eric Holder: ‘racial animus’ drives some opponents of Obama administration

Posted on July 14, 2014 by The Soul Brother

By Ed Pilkington Eric Holder, the US attorney general, has accused some of the Obama administration’s conservative opponents of being motivated by “racial animus”, suggesting that both he and President Obama are treated differently because they are black. In unusually … Continue reading →

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Federal Prison Crisis Poses ‘Critical Threat’ To Justice Department, Report Finds

Posted on December 13, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Ryan J. Reilly The ballooning cost of the overcrowded federal prison system is an “increasingly critical threat” to the Justice Department’s ability to fulfill its mission, the department’s inspector general said in a report released Friday, which outlined the … Continue reading →

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Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect

Posted on August 29, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Ryan J. Reilly & Ryan Grimm The United States government took an historic step back from its long-running drug war on Thursday, when Attorney General Eric Holder informed the governors of Washington and Colorado that the Department of Justice would … Continue reading →

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