Civil rights leaders, liberal activists and black lawmakers are now left wondering what effect Holder's impending departure will have on the high-profile efforts begun on his watch.

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Attorney General Eric Holder, who said last week he plans to leave office, spent the past year making up for lost time in an effort to hold banks accountable for their role in the 2008 financial crisis.

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Attorney General Eric Holder said he’s resigning from his post, leaving President Barack Obama’s cabinet after more than five years with “mixed emotions.”

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder arrived Wednesday in Ferguson, as the highest-ranking federal official to visit a city torn by violent protests over the Aug. 9 shooting death of an unarmed black teenager.

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder called on Congress to reauthorize and strengthen the Second Chance Act, which funds re-entry programs around the country.

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The suit marks the second time in as many months that the Justice Department has moved to push back against Texas on voting issues.

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The U.S. has the unique challenge of trying to run secret intelligence in an open democracy. It has to do so under the law.

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The question of when Holder will leave the Justice Department has gained steam. Lawmakers and analysts debated the topic on Sunday network political shows and headlines questioned whether he’s become too big a liability for President Barack Obama.

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Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision to try five suspects in the Sept. 11 attacks in federal court in Manhattan and said they won’t be released in the U.S. if a jury acquits them. Holder said at a hearing ...

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has recognized three federal prosecutors in Kansas City for the successful conviction of a racially-motivated killing. Assistant U.S. Attorneys David Ketchmark and D. Michael Green and Financial Analyst Elsie Robinson captured the office’s second-highest award ...

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Attorney General Eric Holder, armed with newly disclosed evidence that terror suspects were mistreated during the Bush administration, took the first step toward possible prosecution of CIA interrogators who may have crossed the line separating harsh questioning from illegal abuse. ...

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