Jesse J Holland

October 02, 2012 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pondered whether it should allow the federal government to face millions of dollars in class-action lawsuits for violating identity theft protection laws that ban the printing of credit card numbers and expiration dates on receipts.

By Jesse J. Holland

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May 17, 2010 | Daily Report Online

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

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October 07, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The government's star witness departed the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens the way he entered: without exchanging even a glance with the defendant, his dear old ex-friend.Bill Allen, a self-made oil pipeline magnate, spent nearly four days on the witness stand detailing a relationship that spanned two decades and, according to prosecutors, crossed ethical lines.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND and TOM HAYS

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February 26, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Officials in a Connecticut school district have backed down in a fight over free speech rights, allowing a student to wear a T-shirt bearing an anti-gay message.

By Jesse J. Holland

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May 24, 2010 | Daily Report Online

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September 25, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - A funny thing happened on Sonia Sotomayor's drive to Washington to be announced as President Barack Obama's first Supreme Court nominee: She got lost.The Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice told C-SPAN that a friend drove her from New York City to the District of Columbia the night before her appearance at the White House with Obama.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

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November 03, 2010 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court is debating whether to let Mazda be sued over a woman who died while using a seat belt in her family's minivan.Mazda says it is immune from lawsuits because the federal government allowed it to install either lap or shoulder-and-lap seat belts in the middle rear seat.But Thanh Williamson's family says the car manufacturer was negligent by installing only a lap belt.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

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May 01, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Workers would get new protections from combustible dust explosions like the one that killed 13 people in a Georgia factory in February under legislation passed by the House on Wednesday.The legislation, passed 247-165, is needed because the Occupational Safety and Health Administration hasn't moved fast enough to keep workplaces free of large levels of dust that can become fuel for fires and explosions, Democrats said.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

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September 22, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - As many as five senators and a former secretary of state may take the stand at the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens in coming weeks, a federal judge said Monday.Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Democratic Sens. Ted Kennedy and Patrick Leahy were among more than 200 potential witnesses announced Monday as jury selection began in what is expected to be a monthlong trial.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND and MATT APUZZO

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January 23, 2012 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a California law that would require euthanizing downed livestock at federally inspected slaughterhouses to keep the meat out of the nation's food system.The high court ruled that the state's 2009 state law was blocked from going into effect by federal law administered by the Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service.

By Jesse J. Holland

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