Eric Holder and Civil Rights

Eric Holder

Eric Holder served as the nation's first African American Attorney General, championing civil rights, criminal justice reform, and LGBTQ+ legal protections. While praised for progressive legal shifts, his tenure was marked by sharp congressional clashes over controversial law enforcement operations, including the Fast and Furious gun-tracking scandal.

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Year	Eric Holder
1951	Birth of Eric Holder (Period: January 21, 1951, Location: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States)
1965	Stuyvesant High School (Age: 13 years old, Period: c. 1965–1969, Location: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA)
1969	Participation in Student Protests at Columbia University (Age: 17 years old, Period: 1969, Location: New York City, New York, USA) Columbia College, Columbia University (Age: 17 years old, Period: 1969–1973, Location: New York City, New York, USA)
1973	Columbia Law School, Columbia University (Age: 21 years old, Period: 1973–1976, Location: New York City, New York, USA)
1976	Joining the Public Integrity Section of the Department of Justice (Age: 25 years old, Period: September 1976 – September 1988, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1988	Appointment as Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (Age: 36 years old, Period: 1988–1993, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1990	Marriage (Eric Holder, Sharon Malone, Age: 38 years old, Period: 1990, Location: United States (details unknown))
1993	Appointment as US Attorney for the District of Columbia (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1993–1997, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1994	Prosecution in the Dan Rostenkowski Corruption Scandal (Age: 42 years old, Period: 1994–1996, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1997	Appointment as US Deputy Attorney General (Age: 46 years old, Period: June 1997 – January 2001, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2001	Handling of the Pardon for Marc Rich (Age: 49 years old, Period: January 2001, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Procedural Issues Regarding the Pardon of Marc Rich (Age: 49 years old, Period: January 2001, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Joining Covington & Burling (Age: 49 years old, Period: 2001–2009, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2008	Participation in the Barack Obama Presidential Campaign (Age: 56 years old, Period: 2008, Location: United States) Democratic Party (Age: 56 years old, Period: At least prior to 2008–present, Location: United States)
2009	Protection of the Voting Rights Act and Response to Redistricting Issues (Age: 57 years old, Period: 2009–2015, 2017 onwards, Location: Various US States) Supervisory Responsibility Issues Surrounding Operation Fast and Furious (Gun Tracking Operation, Age: 57 years old, Period: 2009–2012, Location: Arizona, US Border Region, Washington, D.C., USA) Political Criticism Surrounding the Policy of Civilian Trials for Terrorism Suspects (Age: 57 years old, Period: 2009–2011, Location: New York State, Washington, D.C., USA) Appointment as 82nd US Attorney General (Age: 58 years old, Period: February 3, 2009 – April 27, 2015, Location: Washington, D.C., Department of Justice, USA) Speeches and Debates on Racial Issues (Age: 58 years old, Period: February 18, 2009, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2011	Advocacy for Same-Sex Marriage Rights (Age: 59 years old, Period: 2011–2015, Location: United States)
2012	Citation for Contempt of Congress and Refusal to Disclose Department of Justice Documents (Age: 61 years old, Period: June 28, 2012, Location: Washington, D.C., US Congress, USA)
2015	Return to Covington & Burling (Age: 64 years old, Period: Post-April 2015, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2017	Activities with the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (Age: 65 years old, Period: 2017 onwards, Location: Various US States)

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The White House	Barack Obama Michelle Obama Rahm Emanuel William Daley Jack Lew Denis McDonough Valerie Jarrett David Axelrod David Plouffe John Podesta Robert Gibbs Jay Carney Josh Earnest Pete Rouse Anita Dunn Ben Rhodes
Cabinet and Administration	John Kerry Hillary Clinton Robert Gates Leon Panetta Chuck Hagel Ashton Carter Eric Holder Loretta Lynch Janet Napolitano Jeh Johnson Timothy Geithner Kathleen Sebelius Sylvia Mathews Burwell Arne Duncan Steven Chu Ernest Moniz Gina McCarthy Lisa Jackson Samantha Power Susan Rice

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