eric holder
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Federal Court Blocks Alabama GOP’s Racially Gerrymandered Voting Map
The proposed map by the republican GOP would have created just one majority-Black district out of seven.
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Nipsey Hussle’s Alleged Killer Finally Gets Trial Date Following Multiple Delays
Over two years have gone by since the Victory Lap rapper was murdered on March 31, 2019.
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Black Voters in Mississippi File Lawsuit to Challenge Racist Election Law
A group of black voters represented by a foundation affiliated with former Attorney General Eric Holder’s National Democratic Redistricting Committee is challenging Mississippi’s Jim-Crow era laws written to place black candidates for statewide office at a disadvantage. According to ThinkProgress, four voters filed suit with the U.S. District Court of Southern Mississippi Thursday, challenging election…
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Eric Holder, Suspect in the Shooting Death of Nipsey Hussle, Pistol-Whipped a Man an Hour Before Rapper Was Killed, Witnesses Tell Prosecutors
Authorities prosecuting the murder case against Eric Holder, the man charged with shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle to death in front of his store in South Los Angeles in March, are preparing to paint a portrait of a man prone to violence. According to witness statements presented to prosecutors, an hour before Holder is alleged to…
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After Receiving Death Threats, Chris Darden Says He Will No Longer Defend Suspected Nipsey Hussle Killer
Chris Darden, an attorney best known for his part in prosecuting the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial, says he is withdrawing from his role representing Eric Holder, the man charged with gunning down Nipsey Hussle (born Ermias Asghedom), citing personal reasons. Darden announced his withdrawal in a fiery Facebook post on Friday afternoon, which he said…
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'Stacey Abrams Won That Election': Eric Holder Stays Ready to Scrap Against Anti-Democratic Principles
Eric Holder has been one of the most consistent Democratic operatives in the last two decades. And by operative, we don’t mean the stereotypical, smarmy, back-of-the-room dealmaker and fixer (see Donald Trump’s inner circle), we mean repping Democratic principles and getting in the mix when those principles are threatened, most notably as the first African-American…
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Rigged Shows How an Organized, Well-Funded System of Voter Suppression Doesn’t Bode Well for Black Folks—or Democracy
You know how the extrajudicial killings of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, and Philando Castile moved so many of us to action—whether it was creating art, taking to the streets, or being more involved civically? Right. Well, there was another turning point in American history that spurned some to action as well, even though to most,…
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Eric Holder Says He Will Not Be Running For President, but He Will Help to Elect the ‘Right’ Democrat
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that he will not be running for president. He will, however, be working to make sure the “right” Democratic candidate wins. In an op-ed penned for the Washington Post, Holder wrote that there is a “crisis of leadership” in the United States today “caused and perpetuated by…
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Eric Holder Wants All the Smoke: When They Go Low, We Kick Them
Former Attorney General Nat Turner Eric Holder is not your negro. During a recent campaign event for Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams—who is currently on a quest to become the first black woman governor in American history—Holder told those in attendance when Republicans “go low” Democrats should “kick them.” According to Holder, the suspected…