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Apr 09 2024
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Republicans Threaten To Hold Garland In Contempt, But DOJ Refuses To Hand Over Biden Audio Tapes.
Jamie Comer and Jim Jordan are having hissy fits that the DOJ finally took a stand against their bogus impeachment “inquiry” into President Biden and his son Hunter. Comer and Jordan think there is some gold to be had in the audio tapes of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Biden. And believe it or not, the DOJ literally called their request just politically motivated and
Daily KosMar 05 2024
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AG Garland pledges to fight voter ID laws, election integrity measures
Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared alongside Vice President Kamala Harris in Selma, Alabama on Sunday where he pledged to fight voter ID laws and other election integrity measures that he deemed "discriminatory, burdensome, and unnecessary."
Their appearance marked the 59th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday attacks on civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama.
Speaking at a
Fox News (Online News)Mar 05 2024
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AG Garland vows to defend voting rights in Selma speech on Democracy’s foundation
In a poignant address at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland reflected on the historical and ongoing struggles for voting rights in America, emphasizing the federal government’s commitment to safeguarding this fundamental democratic principle. Speaking on the solemn occasion of Bloody Sunday’s 59th anniversary, Garland acknowledged the deep
Alabama Political ReporterMar 30 2021
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Attorney General Merrick Garland urges hate crime enforcement strategy, calls for 30-day review
Citing an "urgent" need to reset hate crime enforcement strategy, Attorney General Merrick Garland launched a 30-day review Tuesday to assess the government's tracking capabilities and prosecution of hate offenses that are surging across the country.
"The recent rise in hate crime and hate incidents, particularly the disturbing trend in reports of violence against members of the Asian
USA TODAYFeb 22 2021
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Poised to take over a beleaguered Justice Department, Merrick Garland may face his biggest test
For Merrick Garland, a well-regarded lawyer and federal judge — and onetime Supreme Court nominee — there was a critical condition under which he’d accept the nomination of attorney general under President Biden.
“Merrick’s acceptance comment was, ‘President-elect Biden has guaranteed me independence,’” Earl Steinberg, a childhood friend of Garland, recalled from Biden and Garland’s Jan
Yahoo NewsMar 10 2021
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Senate Confirms Merrick Garland As Attorney General
The U.S. Senate Wednesday voted to confirm Merrick Garland as attorney general. A longtime federal appeals court judge, Garland managed the investigation into the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and supervised the prosecution of the "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski. Garland will inherit several high-profile Justice Department cases, including the investigation the Jan. 6 breach at the U.S. Capitol, a
The Guardian National Review (News) CNBCMar 05 2024
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Garland, tribal officials meet to discuss crime, drugs and missing people in Indian Country • Daily Montanan
On the day that the U.S. Departments of Justice and Interior released their response to violence and missing persons in Indian Country, the Attorney General of the United States visited the Crow reservation and met with law enforcement officials in Billings to announce more resources for tribal justice as well as to talk about drug trafficking. Merrick B. Garland, U.S. Attorney General, and U.
Daily MontananAug 12 2022
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Donald Trump fires back at AG Merrick Garland over FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid: 'Release the documents now!'
After a federal judge gave the Justice Department a deadline to determine whether former President Trump supports or opposes unsealing the search warrant and property receipt used by the FBI to search his Mar-a-Lago home Monday, the former president said he heartily supports the move.
"Release the documents now!" Trump wrote on TRUTH Social at 11:40 p.m. ET Thursday, just hours after
Fox News (Online News)Mar 17 2024
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Second man indicted in theft of ruby slippers from Judy Garland museum
DULUTH — Two months after a man was sentenced to time served for his role in the theft of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz," a second Minnesota man with a history of stealing has also been indicted by a federal grand jury. Jerry Hal Saliterman of Crystal is charged with theft of a major artwork — the same charge Terry Jon Martin pleaded guilty to in late 2023. According
Star TribuneMar 28 2024
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Ruby slippers stolen from the Judy Garland Museum were buried in suspect's backyard for years
DULUTH — A woman with ties to an organized retail theft ring told federal investigators that Jerry Hal Saliterman, the second man accused of stealing ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz," had the famous shoes buried in his backyard for at least seven years. The unnamed woman, described as a "cooperating defendant," saw the slippers in a grocery bag, according to court
Star Tribune