Obama National Security Team Announcement
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 invi…
2,421 viewsPresident-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 invi…
2,421 viewsEric Holder contrasted the Bush administration’s legal policies to what he expects from a new presidential administration.
319 viewsMassachusetts 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 …
147 viewsThe 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 T…
212 viewsJustice 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 th…
1,230 viewsCommittee members heard testimony about President Clinton’s pardon of financier Mark Rich.
508 viewsAfter 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 w…
728 viewsDelinquency Prevention hosted a forum on Violence and Children. Various speakers gave speeches as well as Assistant Attorney General Eric Holder.
96 viewsThe 30th annual Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference was titled, “Judiciary Brain Trust: Two Million Incarcerated: Justice for a Community Under Siege.” Panelists talked about …
209 viewsPresident Clinton and others urged lawmakers to adopt hate crimes legislation which included gender, sexual orientation and disability following a Justice Department report showing that many…
149 viewsAttorney 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 dea…
98 viewsMr. 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 …
68 viewsDeputy 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. …
71 viewsMr. 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 ef…
120 viewsAttorney 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 an…
77 viewsSecretary 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 t…
48 viewsJustice 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 is…
232 viewsMembers 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 gro…
112 viewsCongressional 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, notin…
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