Jesse J Holland

February 03, 2005 | Law.com

Legislation that would enable parents to skip movie scenes deemed offensive on DVDs is moving quickly in Congress. "It is the electronic equivalent of fast-forwarding over unwanted content," said Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas. Movie creators had sued to stop the makers and distributors of the technology, arguing that changing the content would violate their copyrights. The legislation also would create stiffer penalties for people who bring videocameras into theaters to make pirated copies.

By Jesse J. Holland

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January 06, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Republicans will try for quick action on a measure that would end asbestos lawsuits in exchange for a trust fund to compensate victims, the incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Tuesday, despite a two-year deadlock.

By Jesse J. Holland

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April 05, 2010 | New York Law Journal

By Jesse J. HollandThe Associated Press

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April 27, 2010 | Law.com

The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday that investors who lost huge amounts betting on the blockbuster drug Vioxx can sue Merck & Co. over whether the pharmaceutical giant provided enough information about the painkiller's risks before it was pulled from the market. The high court agreed with a federal appeals court's decision to allow a class action securities lawsuit. The Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based company pulled the drug on Sept. 30, 2004, because it doubled the risks of heart attack, stroke and death.

By Jesse J. Holland

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September 27, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Well-heeled clients pay tens of thousands of dollars to hit the legal jackpot - U.S. Supreme Court review of their appeals. But on Sept. 25, the court decided to hear cases filed by two people who couldn't afford or didn't bother to hire an attorney.

By Jesse J. Holland

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August 17, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a new hearing for death row inmate Troy Davis, whose supporters say is innocent and should be spared from execution for killing an off-duty police officer almost 20 years ago.Davis has spent 18 years on death row for the 1989 slaying of Savannah, Ga., police officer Mark MacPhail.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

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July 14, 2011 | Daily Report Online

The judge declared a mistrial Thursday in baseball star Roger Clemens' perjury trial after prosecutors showed jurors evidence the judge had ruled out of bounds.U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said the prosecutors had made a grave mistake. And he said Clemens could not be assured a fair trial after jurors were shown evidence against the court's orders in the second day of testimony.

By Jesse J. Holland and Nedra Pickler

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June 24, 2013 | Daily Report Online

A sharply-divided Supreme Court on Monday made it more difficult for Americans to sue businesses for discrimination and retaliation, leading a judge to call for Congress to overturn the court's actions.

By Jesse J. Holland

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June 27, 2011 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it is unconstitutional to bar children from buying or renting violent video games, saying government doesn't have the authority to "restrict the ideas to which children may be exposed" despite complaints that the popular and fast-changing technology allows the young to simulate acts of brutality.

By Jesse J. Holland

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January 26, 2006 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito picked up his second Democratic supporter on Thursday, with Tim Johnson of South Dakota announcing he will vote for the conservative judge to become the nation's 110th justice.

By Jesse J. Holland

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