Jesse J Holland

Jesse J Holland

June 12, 2017 | Daily Report Online

On 50th Anniversary of , 1 in 6 New Couples Are Racially Mixed

When the Supreme Court decided the landmark case, only 3 percent of newlyweds were intermarried.

By Jesse J. Holland

6 minute read

August 17, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Julian Bond Remembered for Civil Rights Work After His Death at 75

Through the tough struggles of the civil rights movement, Julian Bond always kept his sense of humor, and it was his steady demeanor that helped him persist despite the inevitable difficulties involved, his wife recalled.

By Jesse J. Holland and Jeff Martin

6 minute read

August 17, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Julian Bond Remembered for Civil Rights Work After His Death at 75

Through the tough struggles of the civil rights movement, Julian Bond always kept his sense of humor, and it was his steady demeanor that helped him persist despite the inevitable difficulties involved, his wife recalled.

By Jesse J. Holland and Jeff Martin

6 minute read

February 17, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Legacy of Civil Rights Leaders Source of Fights

Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter recently walked up to the pulpit of the Atlanta church where her father preached and, in a painful public display, dissociated herself from her brothers.

By Jesse J. Holland

7 minute read

January 03, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Government: Birth Control Mandate Should Not Be Blocked

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Friday called on a Supreme Court justice to stop blocking the new health care law's requirement that some religion-affiliated organizations provide health insurance that includes birth control.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

3 minute read

December 02, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Justices Won't Hear Appeal of NY Internet Taxation

On perhaps the busiest online shopping day of the year, the Supreme Court refused on Monday to wade into a dispute over New York state's taxes on purchases on websites like Amazon.com. The move likely will prompt more states to attempt to collect taxes on Internet sales — and ignite a furious battle in Congress between Internet sellers, brick-and-mortar stores and states hungry for extra tax revenue.

By Jesse J. Holland

3 minute read

June 29, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Court fails to decide on anti-Hillary movie

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

3 minute read

July 07, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers' group: Sotomayor well qualified for court

WASHINGTON AP - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor earned a "well-qualified" rating from the American Bar Association on Tuesday as she prepared for Senate hearings next week.The ABA committee that reviewed her qualifications came out with that unanimous rating of the federal appeals court judge and released it in a letter to White House lawyer Greg Craig.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

3 minute read

December 31, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Judge awards $65m to men taken from USS Pueblo

WASHINGTON AP - A federal judge on Tuesday awarded more than $65 million to several men who were captured and tortured by North Korea after the communist country seized the U.S. spy ship USS Pueblo during the Cold War.North Korea never responded to the lawsuit filed by William Thomas Massie, Donald Raymond McClarren, Dunnie Richard Tuck and the estate of Lloyd Bucher.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

2 minute read

May 30, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Congressional Democrats to try to overturn Supreme Court's pay-bias ruling

WASHINGTON AP - Congressional Democrats said Wednesday they would try to reverse a SupremeCourt decision that limits the time that workers have to sue their employers for pay discrimination."All Americans deserve equal pay for equal work, and it is my hope that Congress can remove the technical hurdles that will prevent individuals from receiving what is rightfully theirs," said Sen.

By Jesse J. Holland

2 minute read