How the CIA’s Darkest Torture Secrets Were Exposed—and Covered Up
Sep 11, 2016 An investigator for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Dan Jones, worked hard to get to the bottom of the agency’s torture program. Then-Attorney General Eric Holder and others conspired to keep the worst news hidden.
Dear Mr. Holder: Here’s Why Edward Snowden Can’t Get a Fair Trial in Your National Security State
May 31, 2016 The former US attorney general's sudden appreciation of Snowden is hypocritical The former U.
Former Attorney General Eric Holder: Snowden Performed ‘Public Service’ but Should Be Punished
May 31, 2016 Despite his belief that the way Snowden opened the public debate on surveillance was “inappropriate and illegal,” Holder says that any judge who might try the NSA whistleblower should account for his contribution to the debate about mass surveillance.
Private Groups, Not Government, Lead the Charge on Prison Issues
May 18, 2016 As architects consider a ban on designing death chambers and a major pharmaceutical company stops selling drugs for use in executions, Washington sits on its hands when it comes to reform.
Obama’s Bureaucrats Thwarting His Efforts to Free Drug War Prisoners
May 13, 2016 The applications of thousands of federal inmates eligible for commuted sentences are bottlenecked, and the clock is ticking.
Two Years Behind Bars or 20? One Day, a Computer Formula May Have a Say
Jan 7, 2016 Influenced by algorithms, judges who are racially biased might actually hand out milder sentences to minority defendants. But some experts worry that, in the big picture, an imperfect science may work against the accused.
A Most Unhappy New Year at Guantanamo
Dec 31, 2015 As the clock counts down to the new year, another clock will continue ticking, counting the days, hours, minutes and seconds since May 23, 2013, the day President Barack Obama promised to free all those prisoners at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay who have been cleared for release.
The Best Defense Is Good Offense: DOJ Challenges Local Public Defense Programs
Aug 26, 2015 Court filings bring national attention to local funding issues.
Comcast Merger With Time Warner Is Scrapped
Apr 25, 2015 The takeover's collapse comes shortly after outgoing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder gave regulators his approval to challenge the merger, which they had feared would harm competition and consumers alike. The takeover's collapse comes shortly after Attorney General Eric Holder gave regulators his approval to challenge the merger, which they had feared would harm competition and consumers alike.
For Goodness’ Sakes, Confirm Loretta Lynch Now
Apr 21, 2015 In a sane world, the Republican-led Senate would have confirmed Loretta Lynch as attorney general months ago. But sanity hasn't been seen around here in some time.
