Loretta Lynch Confirmed as Attorney General
After one of the longest confirmation processes in the history of the Attorney General’s office, Loretta Lynch was confirmed by the Senate today as Eric Holder’s successor. From a criminal justice perspective, whether Lynch will embrace or abandon Holder’s position on state-level drug legalization and his announced commitment to reforming civil asset forfeiture are two questions that spring immediately to mind.
“America has a new Attorney General, but precisely what that means for federal criminal justice reform remains an open question,” says Cato policy analyst Adam Bates.
