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Arizona ban on same-sex marriage struck down as states give up fight

17 Oct 2014: Attorney general Eric Holder orders team to ensure full rights of eligible couples while couples rush to wed in states with fallen bans
Obama to nominate Vanita Gupta to head DoJ civil rights division

16 Oct 2014: Praised by the left and the right, ACLU advocate for drug law reform will be thrown into thick of volatile issues such as police behaviour and voting rights
Obama to nominate Eric Holder replacement after midterm elections

14 Oct 2014: Decision to delay, which had been sought by Democrats, allows Obama more time to pick replacement for Attorney General
Why is Preet Bharara, the 'scourge of Wall Street', taking a friendly tone towards mortgage bankers?

10 Oct 2014: Preet Bharara, the prosecutor with a legendary record of convicting insider trading cases, says people should lay off Wall Street for the crisis
Crypto wars redux: why the FBI's desire to unlock your private life must be resisted

9 Oct 2014: In 1995, the US government tried – and failed – to categorise encryption as a weapon. Today, the same lines are being drawn and the same tactics repeated as the FBI wants to do the same. Here’s why they are wrong, and why they must fail again. By Cory Doctorow
Holder urged to investigate 'racially fractured' Little Rock police force

9 Oct 2014: US attorney general called on by police sergeant Troy Ellison, whose unarmed father was killed by fellow officers in 2010
Eric Holder raises concerns over privacy advances by tech companies

1 Oct 2014: US attorney general suggests an increase in privacy protections may thwart attempts to crack down on child exploitation
White House preparing to defy GOP in pushing through Holder replacement

26 Sep 2014: Prospect of lame duck confirmation vote, which would rely on Democratic senators who could lose their elections, has angered GOP
Barack Obama pays tribute to Eric Holder after he resigns as US attorney general – video

Video (2min 41sec), 26 Sep 2014:
US president Barack Obama praises US attorney general Eric Holder after he announced he was stepping down from his post
Attorney general Eric Holder resigns after six years as 'the people's lawyer'

25 Sep 2014: President Barack Obama hails work of his friend in emotional White House address announcing Holder’s retirement
Eric Holder didn't send a single banker to jail for the mortgage crisis. Is that justice?

25 Sep 2014: US attorney general’s tenure has proven unhelpful to the five million victims of mortgage abuses in the US, writes David Dayen
Eric Holder's legacy: a quest for racial justice despite constant controversy

25 Sep 2014: The first African American attorney general weathered criticism from both the right and left during a tenure marked race issues
Holder's potential replacements are all Obama's pals. Could any get confirmed?

25 Sep 2014: Scott Lemieux: The next attorney general will be no liberal superhero. But whether it’s Deval Patrick, Donald Verrilli or Janet Napolitano, the successor will look a lot like Obama
US attorney general Eric Holder to step down

25 Sep 2014: Holder, 63, to announce later on Thursday that he is leaving his role as head of the Justice Department
How much can Eric Holder get done on race before he steps down as attorney general?

25 Sep 2014: Steven W Thrasher: The first black president turned over his public confrontation of structural racism entirely to his outgoing attorney general. What now?