Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ATF obtained a search warrant and attempted to raid the compound based on suspicions of illegal weapons possession. That raid led to a deadly gun battle and, later, a seven-week standoff between the Branch Davidians and the FBI — until April, when Reno approved another raid with tear-gas that ultimately led to a massive fire and the deaths of about 80 people.
Reno took full blame for the deadly raid and even offered her resignation, but President Clinton refused to accept it. She faced controversy at the end of her term, as well. Reno became embroiled in another controversy in , surrounding a young Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez, who survived a shipwreck while fleeing from communist Cuba to Florida. Janet Reno's career punctuated by highs, lows By Eliott C. More Videos Janet Reno, first female US attorney general, dies at 78 Not only did the oldest daughter of two newspaper reporters become the first woman to serve as US attorney general, the Harvard Law School product would also go on to serve longer than any AG in the 20th century.
The Miami native died Monday at age 78 after a battle with Parkinson's disease, more than a decade after her year political career ended with a failed gubernatorial bid. Here is a quick look at a career punctuated by high-profile prosecutions and controversial tactics. Child abuse prosecutions. Read More. Former Attorney General Janet Reno dies As Miami-Dade County state attorney, Reno earned a reputation as being tough on child abuse.
But for all the cases she prosecuted -- including the Country Walk Babysitting Service case, which made headlines amid an era of national paranoia about sex abuse in day cares -- she came up relatively empty. Defendants were acquitted or won their cases on appeal.
The wife of Frank Fuster, the target in the Country Walk case, years later retracted her testimony in the case, then retracted the retraction, according to the PBS newsmagazine "Frontline. Reno's record in these cases -- and her reticence regarding Country Walk -- prompted The St. Petersburg Times to print a critical editorial during her run for governor: "She pioneered a controversial technique for eliciting intimate details from young children and inspired passage of a law allowing them to testify by closed-circuit television, out of the possibly intimidating presence of their suspected molesters.
It is open to dispute, however, whether this is a record of which she should be proud. Waco siege. Photos: Waco. Waco — On February 28, , agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tried to serve search and arrest warrants for allegedly illegal weapons at the Branch Davidian Christian compound near Waco, Texas.
A gunbattle ensued followed by a seven-week standoff between church followers and FBI agents who had taken over the situation. Branch Davidian leader David Koresh refused to negotiate and when FBI forces moved in on April 19 with tear gas, a fire set the building ablaze. In total, 82 Branch Davidians, including 24 children, and four federal agents died. Above, the compound burns on April 19, , after FBI agents moved in.
Hide Caption. Waco — ATF agents gather near a bomb truck on March 8, , as they search a building for arms near the compound. Marshals into a federal court to be arraigned on charges stemming from the February 28 shootout at the compound. Waco — FBI agents investigate a bunker that survived the blaze that leveled the rest of the compound on April 23, The rally was in remembrance of the Branch Davidians killed during the siege.
Waco — Richard DeGuerin, lawyer for the late Koresh gestures as if firing a gun during his testimony before the Congressional panel inquiry into the incident in Texas on July 25, Charlotte E. Ray In this paper I will be providing you lots of information on Ms. Ray accomplished a lot of great things for African American and women in general.
Becoming not only the first female African-American lawyer in the United States but also the first to practice in Washington, D. Because of her bravery and persistence obstacles were broken. Jordan Ashford would describe herself as determined, outgoing, athletic, artistic and family oriented.
Academics are extremely important to Jordan; she has won many awards recognizing her for her grades and achievements, such as her induction into Spanish Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society. Setting her goal of having a 4. Jordan started sports at the age of four; she did competitive cheerleading for seven years and middle school cheerleading for two years. Following this, she began taking gymnastics lessons and was then asked to join a competitive gymnastics team, which she did for 2 years.
A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. An attorney general is the principal legal officer who represents a country or a state in legal proceedings and gives legal advice to the government. Attorney generals must be heroes, and that Janet Reno was! Janet Reno played an important role in woman history by establishing guidelines and standards for the attorney generals that followed her.
She was the first woman to serve as the attorney general of the United States, and served between the years of and She set the standards for all women following in her footsteps and was a tough act to follow. Janet was born on July 21, in Miami, Florida. She attended Coral Gables Senior High school. In high school, she was on the debate team and was valedictorian of her class.
Her work in Florida as an attorney and as county prosecutor from to established Reno's stern and liberal reputation.
In , she was appointed U. Attorney General. She soon became one of the most respected members of the Clinton administration, serving until Janet Reno was born in Miami, Florida on July 21, Reno graduated in and returned to her native Florida.
After several years in private practice, Reno ran for county prosecutor for Dade County in the late s. She served in that position from to , developing a reputation as tough, outspoken, unpretentious and liberal. Her cases varied greatly from political corruption to child abuse, which she skillfully handled. Reno was thrust into the national spotlight in when President Bill Clinton appointed her to become the first female U.
During the early days of her tenure as U. In early , cult leader David Koresh and his followers, known as the Branch Davidians, ended up in a day standoff with agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
Reno was called upon to help resolve the situation.
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