Jesse J Holland

October 24, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - First there were "stressful" conditions in the jury room. Then jurors reported "violent outbursts." Now, a serious illness in a juror's family has added the latest uncertainty to whether Sen. Ted Stevens will hear a verdict in his corruption trial before voters go to the polls on Nov.

By MATT APUZZO and JESSE J. HOLLAND

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May 22, 2002 | Law.com

The government will file several lawsuits against Florida counties as well as cities in Missouri and Tennessee, alleging voting rights violations resulting from the disputed 2000 presidential election, a Department of Justice official said Tuesday. The suits will allege different treatment of minority voters, improper purging of voter rolls, "motor voter" registration violations and failure to provide access to the disabled.

By Jesse J. Holland

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October 14, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By TOM HAYS and JESSE J. HOLLAND

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December 08, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - A former FBI agent pleaded guilty Monday to illegally accessing the bureau's computers as part of a wiretapping caper involving Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano.Mark Rossini, who once worked in the FBI press office in Washington, entered the guilty plea to five charges of criminal computer access in front of U.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

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March 02, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a high school football coach who wants to bow his head and kneel during prayers led by his players despite a school district policy prohibiting it.In an order Monday, the justices ended Marcus Borden's fight against the East Brunswick, N.J., school district's policy that forbids him and other staff members from joining in student-led prayer.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

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January 19, 2011 | Daily Report Online

By Jesse J. Holland

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June 20, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Justice Sonia Sotomayor revealed Wednesday that she is still getting gifts more than two years after her confirmation as the Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice, including a $6,000 "translucent composite print" of important places and things from her life that will soon go on display at a Smithsonian Institution gallery in Washington.

By Jesse J. Holland

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June 22, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court has ruled that parents of special education students who opt for private school instead of trying the public system cannot be barred from seeking public reimbursement for their tuition costs.The court ruled 6-3 Monday in favor of a teenage boy from Oregon whose parents sought to force their local public school district to pay the $5,200 a month it cost to send their son to a private school.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

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March 20, 2012 | Daily Report Online

By Jesse J. Holland

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June 01, 2010 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that suspects must explicitly tell police they want to be silent to invoke Miranda protections during criminal interrogations, a decision one dissenting justice said turns defendants' rights "upside down."A right to remain silent and a right to a lawyer are the first of the Miranda rights warnings, which police recite to suspects during arrests and interrogations.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

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