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Eric H. Holder, Jr.

Attorney General of the United States

Eric H. Holder, Jr. was sworn in as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States on February 3, 2009 by Vice President Joe Biden.

Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on Closure of Investigation into the Interrogation of Certain Detainees(12-1067)

Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Attorney General announced today the closure of the criminal investigations into the death of two individuals while in United States custody at overseas locations.

Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on Decision in Texas v. Holder(12-1066)

Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Attorney General released the following statement on the ruling today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Texas v. Holder, the state’s proposed voter ID law.

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the 2012 Lavender Law Conference(Speech)

Thursday, August 23, 2012

"As current – and aspiring – leaders of the bench and bar, everyone here tonight understands what’s at stake. You realize how important every hard-fought legal victory – large and small – really is. You are – or soon will be – uniquely situated to use the power of the law, as well as your own gifts and knowledge, to help build a more fair, more equal, and more just society," said Attorney General Holder.