Sentences with phrase «black attorney general»

With all things being equal, the odds of Ovomit picking one black attorney general is 25 to 1.

The U.S. Congress rushes to confirm a black Attorney General, Eric Holder, whose law firm we later find out represents seventeen Gitmo Terrorists.

In defending his record, Sessions is likely to point to his vote to confirm Eric Holder as the country's first black attorney general and to his co-sponsorship of the Fair Sentencing Act, which sought to reduce racial disparities in how black and white drug offenders are treated.

Not exact matches

The Senate confirmation hearing of Sen. Jeff Sessions, President - elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, is likely to rehash racially charged allegations that derailed his efforts to become a federal judge and made him a symbol of black - voter intimidation under the Reagan administration.

She was sworn in as attorney general in April 2015 amid riots in Baltimore over the death of a black man in police custody.

MICHAEL HUDSON: I was discussing that earlier this morning with a German investment banker, and their belief is that, so far on Wall Street, Wall Street's been able to have the attorney general they want, Eric Holder, who has refused to prosecute any financial crime on Wall Street at all, as my colleague Bill Black has pointed out.

This, the attorney general's office contended, showed that the federal government was evenhanded — and, moreover, because the defendants were black and the plaintiffs white, here was a case it could win in the South.

CNN: AME Church likens Congress's Holder vote to «evil strategies» following Reconstruction The country's oldest black religious denomination is blasting Congress's recent vote holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt as similar to the «evil strategies employed following the Reconstruction era.»

Washington (CNN)- The country's oldest black religious denomination is blasting Congress's recent vote holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt as similar to the «evil strategies employed following the Reconstruction era.»

The City Council's Black Latino and Asian Caucus called on Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to investigate «this latest case of a civilian losing her life at the hands of the NYPD.»

The News reported last October that Black was at the center of an investigation by the State Inspector General's Office and the Erie County District Attorney's Office into hundreds of thousands of dollars of questionable expenditures at UB.

The 34 - year - old Carroll Gardens resident, who purchased a train sign for $ 230.79 on Black Friday as a Christmas gift for his wife, is among a growing group of customers who say they're filing complaints with acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood's office out of desperation.

Holder, the first black U.S. attorney general, was due to meet with the caucus on Friday to discuss his work with the online booking site Airbnb, which had hired him last year to conduct a review of discrimination among hosts.

A meeting between members of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus and former Attorney General Eric Holder has been postponed after the influential labor union Hotel Trades Council raised concerns.

Lawyer for Black Stars skipper; Asamoah Gyan, Kissi Agyabeng has revealed that the Attorney General's Department has thrown out the alleged rape and sodomy case against the player.

David began working for Cuomo in the attorney general's office and would be the first black and openly gay AG if he ever won.

[1] Her professional experience includes working as an attorney for the New York City Board of Education, the consumer frauds bureau, the New York State Attorneys General Office, working as an executive director of New York State Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus, working as an attorney for the Queens County District Attorneys Office and serving as the Chief of Staff for State Senator Ada Smith.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said that he is «disappointed» by a Brooklyn jury's decision to acquit an off - duty cop who fatally shot an unarmed black man in a Brooklyn road rage shooting last year.

Attorney General Schneiderman issued the following tips for consumers shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday:

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said he will investigate a shooting in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn on Wednesday after a 34 - year - old black man with mental health issues was shot by officers who mistook a metal shower head he was holding for a gun.

The attorney general has worked hard to recover from his failed 2002 Democratic gubernatorial primary against H. Carl McCall, who was seeking to become the first black governor.

A civil rights complaint also was filed with the New York Attorney General's office on behalf of Black Lives Matter - Buffalo by attorney Anjana MAttorney General's office on behalf of Black Lives Matter - Buffalo by attorney Anjana Mattorney Anjana Malhotra.

Many council members feel Black is more unqualified than her predecessor, Joel Klein, a former United States Assistant Attorney General who stepped down as chancellor to take a job at NewsCorp Tuesday, Barron added, a sentiment echoed by State Sen. Tony Avella.

«A majority of Democrats, independents, voters from every region and race agree that the Attorney General and not local district attorneys should have authority in cases where unarmed civilians are killed by police officers, although Democrats, New York City voters, blacks and Latinos feel most strongly about this,» Siena College pollster Steve Greenberg said.

The findings of the investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office of the fatal Troy police shooting of a 37 - year - old black man could undermine jurors» confidence in officers testifying in future cases, defense lawyers said.

Led by Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, black lawmakers and civil rights advocates urged a Senate committee to reject the nomination of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, a Republican, to be attorney general because of what they called his record of hostility to civil rights.

Late last month, Basil Paterson, the governor's father and a longtime Rangel ally, said on New York 1 that Cuomo's 2002 run against McCall had left a «sour taste» among black voters and suggested a repeat performance by the attorney general could cost him the black vote.

The question should be, where the hell has the Attorney General been with all the shootings of black men under his watch?

Cuomo spent years repairing relationships and reached out extensively to black leaders ahead of his 2006 run for attorney general, making their support conspicuous.

Those twin banditos of the public trust — husband - bugging attorney - general candidate Jeanine Pirro and wife - ferrying state comptroller Alan Hevesi — continue their black reign of terror over newspapers and bloggers, but a Marist poll released Friday suggests that the citizenry at large is unfazed.

On March 15, CPD Wisconsin affiliate Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC) moderated a conversation with Former Attorney General Eric Holder about the importance of redistricting and the upcoming WI Supreme Court race.

It's his latest black eye: He's accused by state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo of siphoning $ 14million from his Bronx - based Soundview health clinics.

The attorney general asked for the appointment shortly after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer who applied an apparent chokehold that a medical examiner said killed Staten Islander Eric Garner, who is black.

Jimenez, the Green Party's candidate for New York attorney general, was discussing the challenges third parties face in wooing away the Democratic Party's traditional base: blacks, Latinos, women, young people, unions, environmentalists.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman opened an investigation Thursday into the New York Police Department's fatal shooting of a mentally - ill black man who allegedly pointed a metal pipe at officers.

Mr. Cuomo's operation pointed to his track record for the black community, including increasing the minimum wage to $ 15 per hour, raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18 and issuing an executive order naming the state attorney general as a special prosecutor for police - related civilian deaths.

TROY — The findings of the investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office of the fatal Troy police shooting of a 37 - year - old black man could undermine jurors» confidence in officers testifying in future cases, defense lawyers said.

Mount Vernon Mayor Richard W. Thomas has been indicted by a grand jury, Wednesday on charges that he stole campaign funds and failed to disclose his receipt of inaugural funds that he used for personal expenses, the New York State Attorney General's office has confirmed for Black Westchester.

But despite the extensive redactions — in one instance, even tweets shared among staffers, including one from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, were blacked out — the emails, combined with what has already been reported, offer a glimpse at a large bureaucracy's immediate efforts to address fallout, maintain campus normalcy, and «de-Kaloyerosify» an institution virtually synonymous with its flashy founder.

, including one from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, were blacked out — the emails, combined with what has already been reported, offer a glimpse at a large bureaucracy's immediate efforts to address fallout, maintain campus normalcy, and ``

Last month, Sharpton ripped Trump's selection of Sessions for Attorney General, outlining allegations that he had spoken positively of the Ku Klux Klan, called a black prosecutor «boy» and recalling his description of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People «un-American» that hindered his nomination for a federal judgeship in 1986 under the late President Ronald Reagan.

Ms. James, who is black, served as an assistant attorney general and public defender before being elected in 2014 to the public advocate position, where she acts as a watchdog over city agencies.

He praised Thompson for making history as Brooklyn's first black district attorney and noted he worked with Attorney General Loretta Lynch in the Eastern District of New York before establishing a law firm focused on social justice and fighting discrimattorney and noted he worked with Attorney General Loretta Lynch in the Eastern District of New York before establishing a law firm focused on social justice and fighting discrimAttorney General Loretta Lynch in the Eastern District of New York before establishing a law firm focused on social justice and fighting discrimination.

According to state Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott and Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn, ex-SUNY Buffalo administrator Dennis Black spent stolen state funds for:

In 2005, the state attorney general's office, then under Eliot Spitzer, filed a federal lawsuit against Macy's that claimed racial discrimination of black and Hispanic customers.

Ms. Lynch will replace Attorney General Eric Holder, who is stepping down from the position, and will be the first black woman to lead the Justice Department.

In the meantime, Assemblyman Karim Camara, chair of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus, said the group sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder last month asking that the Department of Justice launch a full investigation into whether Graham's civil rights were violated and to determine whether a federal grand jury should be convened.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, shown speaking at the Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference on Friday, will be stepping down from his position as soon as a replacement is appointed.

Then - U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy would dispatch officials from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to the County in order to assess how the federal government could help.21 In a summer of student protests against the continued closures, black and white leaders in the County finally landed on a plan to temporarily operate free private schools for black students.

That your editor is being unreasonable in my critique that DeVos is unlikely to be able to strongly defend the futures of children black and brown because the President - Elect, along with incoming senior adviser Steve Bannon and Attorney General appointee Jeff Sessions have long, documented records of racism, anti-Semitism, and nativist sentiment.