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A few notable comments from AG Holder in Senate testimony

By Douglas A. Berman

Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, and this link provides the text of his statement. The statement is long and does not have too much grist for the sentencing mill, though this paragraph (under the heading "civil rights") seemed worth spotlighting: Another important element of strengthening civil rights is to ensure fairness in the administration of the criminal laws.  The Department firmly believes that our criminal and sentencing laws must be tough, predictable, fair, and free from unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities.  Public trust and confidence are essential elements of an effective criminal justice system ? our laws and their enforcement must not only be fair, but they must also be perceived as fair...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 17, 2009 (boomark / email).