Former Attorney General Eric H. Holder to receive ABA Thurgood Marshall Award
In his long career in public service, as a judge and then U.S. attorney in the District of Columbia, as deputy attorney general and then as attorney general, Eric Holder has fought to protect civil rights and to promote the rule of law,” said Robert N. Weiner, chair of the Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice. “At the Department of Justice, he communicated by word and deed the imperative of enforcing the law fairly, ethically, and with compassion. He demanded respect for the rights of every individual. He set very high standards for the Department, and, in retrospect, they are looking better and better.”
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