Loretta Lynch: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. May 17, 2026
Add new Web site: Harvard Law School - Loretta Lynch and Annette Gordon-Reed: A conversation. May 08, 2026
Add new Web site: PBS - NC Now - US Attorney General Loretta Lynch. Mar 13, 2026
Add new Web site: CBS News - How growing up amid civil rights movement influenced Loretta Lynch. Dec 22, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC News - Loretta Lynch: The woman who took on Fifa. Sep 17, 2025
Add new Web site: Boston University School of Law - Former US Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Is BU Law’s 2025 Commencement Speaker. Aug 09, 2025
Added a banner to the women in politics collections page. Oct 08, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 08, 2024
Add new Web site: NCpedia - Loretta Lynch. Oct 19, 2021
Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Loretta Elizabeth Lynch. Jul 01, 2019
Add new Web site: CNN - Loretta Lynch Fast Facts. Dec 20, 2018
Closed out her term as attorney general and added details about her tenure. Jan 20, 2017
Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Loretta Lynch. Oct 06, 2016
Add new Web site: United States Department of Justice - Attorney General: Loretta E. Lynch. May 31, 2016
Media added. Feb 18, 2016
New article added. Jul 20, 2015
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