Janet Reno

Janet Reno (born July 21, 1938) was the 78th Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001), and was the first (and, so far, only) woman to hold that post. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993 and confirmed on March 11.

Controversies for Reno as Attorney General

• Campaign against violence in the media.
• The Branch Davidian standoff and fire in Waco, Texas.
• The return of Elián González to his father in Cuba.
• The ban of marijuana use among Rastafarians (as one of their sacraments).
• Abortion issues - Reno led civil and criminal lawsuits against anti-abortion protesters and activists in many states when the Clinton Administration perceived them as hindering access to abortion.
• Refusing to prosecute cases against producers of pornography.