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Former US attorney general says House candidate Shomari Figures in Alabama will fight for equality

Oct. 28, 2024 22:36 PM EDT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who backed litigation that resulted in the redrawing of Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, called next week’s election a historic opportunity for the state’s voters. Holder appeared with the district's...

How Ferguson elevated the profile of the Justice Department's civil rights enforcers

Aug. 16, 2024 11:52 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the first images out of Ferguson, Missouri surfaced 10 years ago — the bloodied body of a man left for hours in the street beneath white sheets, protesters smashing car windows and looting stores — it didn’t take long for the federal government to see a role for itself....