A New Standard for Effective Collaboration
Today Attorney General Holder traveled to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to join Prosecutor General Radhaméz Jiménez Peña in signing an important asset sharing agreement that marks the culmination...
View ArticleA Message from the Attorney General on the Defending Childhood Initiative
The following post appears courtesy of Attorney General Eric Holder. I am happy to tell you about an important upcoming event in the fight to prevent and reduce children’s exposure to violence in the...
View ArticleWorld AIDS Day 2011
On this World AIDS Day, the Department of Justice reconfirms its leadership role in combating discrimination against people with HIV and AIDS. We remain committed to realizing our mission under...
View ArticleAn Updated Definition of Rape
The following post appears courtesy of Susan B. Carbon, Director of the Office on Violence Against Women. In a victory for survivors of rape and their advocates, the Attorney General announced a newly...
View ArticleDepartment Of Justice Publishes First Annual Environmental Justice Progress...
The Justice Department recently published its first annual progress report on environmental justice (PDF). The report fulfills a landmark commitment made by agencies across the federal government to...
View ArticleRecent Progress, Future Plans
Today, Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the U.S. House of Representative Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and related Agencies. He discussed...
View ArticleAttorney General Eric Holder and Secretary Janet Napolitano Travel to Ottawa,...
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today visited Ottawa, Canada to participate in the Cross-Border Crime Forum with Canadian Minister of Justice and...
View ArticleKicking Off Sunshine Week 2012
This afternoon, the Department of Justice kicked off Sunshine Week with a celebration in the Great Hall at Main Justice. Attended by members of the public and agency personnel from around the...
View ArticleKicking Off Sunshine Week 2012
This afternoon, the Department of Justice kicked off Sunshine Week with a celebration in the Great Hall at Main Justice. Attended by members of the public and agency personnel from around the...
View ArticleA Comprehensive Approach to Fight Human Trafficking
Today Attorney General Eric Holder joined members of the president’s cabinet and other senior advisors at the White House for a meeting of the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking...
View ArticleReintegration Grants Provide Opportunity to Rebuild Lives
The following post appears courtesy of Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis. Communities benefit when formerly incarcerated individuals are able to effectively reintegrate...
View ArticleA Commitment to Serving Justice: Enhanced Discovery and Training Resources
The institutional commitment to justice is an obligation and hallowed tradition that guides this Department of Justice. It is this commitment and the importance of ensuring trust and confidence in the...
View ArticleAn Unwavering Commitment to End Violence Against Women
At events in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans today, Attorney General Eric Holder, Deputy Attorney General James Cole, and Acting Director of the Office on Violence Against Women Bea Hanson called on...
View ArticleBringing All Criminal Justice Stakeholders to the Table
The following post appears courtesy of the Access to Justice Initiative The Department of Justice’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program provides federal funding for states...
View ArticleAccess to Justice: Strengthening Civil Legal Aid
Legal aid attorneys, pro bono partners from law firms, government leaders, judges, and advocates from around the country gathered at the White House earlier this month for a forum on “The State of...
View ArticleHonoring Those Who Serve and Protect
This week the Justice Department commemorated National Police Week by hosting and attending events across the country to honor those who have sacrificed for the protection of us all. In 1962, President...
View ArticleSecond Chances and Safer Communities
The following post appears courtesy of Attorney General Eric Holder. Today, more than two million people across the country – and more than one in 100 American adults – are behind bars. At some point,...
View ArticleThe Power of Out
This morning, in the Great Hall of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, senior officials, employees and invited guests joined Attorney General Eric Holder to celebrate the...
View ArticleCoordinating with International Allies
Attorney General Eric Holder was in Ottawa today for meetings with Attorneys General and Justice Ministers from Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia. Today’s meeting of the Quintet of...
View Article$111 Million in COPS Grants Support Military Veterans
In response to the President’s call to provide new opportunities to our returning military veterans, Attorney General Eric Holder and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Director Bernard K....
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