Eric Holder

Hong Kong has just experienced the first legislative council election after the largest protest in the decade in the history of Hong Kong namely the “Umbrella Revolution”. In the fall of 2014, a large scale protest and street occupation happened in Hong Kong. The main highway the centre of the city were occupied by the protestors and their tent-filled base camp. The protest was incited by two student activist groups, Hong Kong Federation of Students and “Scholarism”. People were uprising to send…

aware that they are under “community’s scrutiny” (Dickerson, 2012). Although this plan may seem like a good move; however, it is very time consuming. There are not enough police officers because many police officers moved away. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. announced an “Smart on Crime” initiative in order to prevent criminal activity in Detroit (McQuade, 2013). This initiative was very successful in Boston and Cincinnati, which involved ceasefire that works to reduce gang violence and…

2.3.2 Human and Risk Aviation Milan (2000) studied the human risk Aviation in his paper, most accidents can be attributed to human error combined with other factors. Human errors have been present in the production, maintenance and operation of aviation hardware ranging through aircraft, airports and air traffic control facilities and equipment. Human operational errors can come about when workloads exceed work ability, e.g., in stressful situations. In aviation, working capacity primarily…

During the last few years, there has been a lot of talk about the Black Lives Matter movement, an international activist movement, originating in the African-American community that campaigns against violence and systemic racism toward black people. But in the 21st century, it is difficult to fathom the fact that America is still divided when it comes to racial issues. Many African-American men have been brutally murdered by the police and this has sparked anger and rage in the black community…

Senate Bill 14 POL 1133.009 The Texas legislature passed Senate Bill 14 in 2011 requiring voters to present a government issued photo identification. The U.S. Supreme Court ended any pending litigation with its decision in Shelby County v. Holder. As a result, people voting a person in all Texas elections can use the approved list of acceptable forms of identification: •Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) •Texas Election Identification…

Many Texans are arguing that the voter ID laws are unconstitutional because they believe the new laws make it harder for minorities and other groups to vote. In a ProPublica article, “Attorney General Eric Holder and others have compared the laws to a poll tax, in which Southern states during the Jim Crow era imposed voting fees, which discouraged blacks, and even some poor whites -- until the passage of grandfather clauses -- from voting” (Howell, 2015…

Customarily, these types of bankruptcy settlement deals don’t result in a payment of 100 cents on the dollar. Instead, the recipient “takes a haircut” by accepting a very small settlement. For example, Eric Dinallo negotiated a similar settlement of credit default swaps when he was the Insurance Superintendent for the state of New York. At his behest, Merrill Lynch settled a case for only 13 cents on the dollar from a company “XL Guarantee.” Although, this time around, Merrill Lynch received…

The justice system in the United States has failed to fix the problems that it has set out to solve. It seems as if more often than not we are seeing cases where there are laws in place set to help reduce crime, is, in fact, preventing some of America’s most disadvantaged communities, from breaking the unhealthy and dangerous cycle of criminal behavior. As we see generations in these communities repeating the same cycle, it is forcing taxpayers to pause and question the system and whether or…

Meanwhile, “Senator Al Franken wrote a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the frequency that the Department of Justice requests the location of persons from wireless telecommunications carriers without having a…

Prison Overcrowding Data from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics show a rapid growth of inmates in the country. Prisons are being forced to exceed their prisoner capacity. The growth of inmates is taking a toll on everyone including staff, prisons, inmates, and the country itself. Research shows that the increase of prisoners is because of longer prison terms, higher conviction rates, increased enforcement efforts, and a lower chance of early release. There seems to…