loretta lynch
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U.S. Justice Department Says Poor Defendants Can’t Be Held If They Can’t Afford Bail
The U.S. Justice Department said that holding defendants in jail because they can’t afford to make bail is unconstitutional—the first time the government has taken such a position before a federal appeals court, reports NBC News. On Thursday, Loretta Lynch’s DOJ filed a friend of court (amicus) brief in federal court saying that mandating inmates pay…
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch Speaks Out Against Dallas Shootings: ‘The Answer Is Never Violence’
Attorney General Loretta Lynch commented Friday on the Dallas shootings that tragically left five officers dead and others injured. Lynch called on Americans to take “calm, peaceful, collaborative and determined action” in light of the shootings that occurred during a Thursday-night protest against the officer-involved shooting deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando…
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Loretta Lynch Officially Announces That DOJ Will Not Press Charges Against Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton will not face charges in the email scandal, Attorney General Loretta Lynch officially announced Wednesday evening, USA Today reports. The announcement came a day after FBI Director James Comey announced that while Clinton, the former secretary of state, and other State Department employees had been “extremely careless” in handling classified materials, there was…
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Limited Transcripts of Police Calls With Orlando, Fla., Shooter to Be Released, Lynch Says
Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Sunday that limited transcripts from three phone calls authorities had with Orlando, Fla., mass shooter Omar Mateen will be released Monday, CNN reports. “They will talk about what he told law enforcement on the ground as the events were unfolding,” Lynch said on the network’s State of the Union. “He…
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It's Confirmed: Bad-Ass, Kick-Ass Black Female Lawyers Won 2015
As much of the country — including, even, school crossing guards — seems to be engaged in an “Oh How I Hate Muslims” pissing contest, it would be understandable for America’s HLIC (head lawyer in charge) to offer something superficially platitudinal about that religion; acknowledging that America is land of the free and home of the brave…
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Bad-Ass, Kick-Ass Black Female Lawyers Are Running 2015
Three thoughts going through my head while watching and reading about Maryland State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s press conference this morning: 1. Add me to the line of cynics genuinely surprised that the entire book seems to be getting thrown at these officers. Not only was one of them charged with murder — which, while (somewhat)…