Criminal Law

Responding to the National Review on Eric Holder:
The National Review Online has posted an editorial criticizing Obama's apparent pick of Eric Holder as Attorney General. NRO's bottom line: "To be blunt, Holder is a terrible selection...

The Case for Accepting Obama's Nomination of Eric Holder for Attorney General:
Like co-blogger Orin Kerr, I tend to believe that Republicans shouldn't fight the confirmation of Eric Holder, Obama's nominee for attorney general. Most of the objections to Holder articulated by...

Eric Holder as Attorney General
News accounts have President-Elect Obama naming Eric Holder as his AG choice. President-elect Barack Obama’s top choice for attorney general is Eric Holder, a former No. 2 Justice Department official in the Clinton administration and Obama campaign aide who would become the first African American to serve as the nation’s chief lawyer...

Eric Holder Apparently Obama's Choice for Attorney General.
Here's a profile of Holder from the American Lawyer in June 2008....

Enforcing a patent: Valid legal right, or tortious interference with customer relationships
When a patent holder identifies an infringer, one of the first questions the patent holder must ask is “what strategy should I use to enforce my rights?”  Options include: filing a lawsuit (expensive, but effective), and drafting a letter notifying the infringer (cheap, but risks a declaratory judgment action by the infringer)...

Eric Holder Jr. Seen as Obama Choice for Justice Post
Eric Holder Jr. Seen as Obama Choice for Justice Post :: Would Be America’s First Black Attorney General :: Rich, Libby and Holder - Like 2001 All Over Again