Jesse J Holland

December 31, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to stop the government from taking DNA from a prisoner who claims the process would violate his religious beliefs.Russell Kaemmerling, who is in the Federal Correctional Institution in Seagoville, Texas on a felony wire fraud conviction, sued in 2006 to stop the Federal Bureau of Prisons from taking a DNA sample from him.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

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October 15, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - A powerful businessman pressured a contractor to withhold a hefty bill for renovations done on the mountain cabin of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the contractor said Wednesday at the senator's corruption trial.Augie Paone testified about a meeting with multimillionaire Bill Allen, chief of oil services company VECO Corp.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND and TOM HAYS

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September 30, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court is once again trying to clarify what the long-established Miranda rights require the police to do, with the justices on Wednesday agreeing to decide whether officers can interrogate a suspect who said he understood his rights but didn't invoke them.The high court agreed to hear an appeal from Michigan prosecutors who had their conviction of Van Chester Thompkins thrown out by the 6th U.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

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July 18, 2007 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Former White House aide Harriet Miers will continue to refuse to appear before a House committee, her lawyer said Tuesday despite Democrats' threats to hold her in contempt."Ms. Miers will not appear before the committee or otherwise produce documents or provide testimony," lawyer George T.

By Jesse J. Holland

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October 23, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Jurors deliberating the fate of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens passed the judge three notes Thursday, including one that could result in a juror leaving the panel.The contents of the note involving the juror were not disclosed. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan sent the jury to lunch early and told attorneys to return to court Thursday afternoon with suggestions on how to resolve the question.

By MATT APUZZO and JESSE J. HOLLAND

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August 08, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Planning appeals, White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers asked a judge on Thursday to delay enforcement of his ruling that they must testify before Congress.U.S. District Judge John Bates did not immediately rule on their request to place a hold on his ruling allowing White House aides to be subpoenaed by Congress.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

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October 14, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Sen. Ted Stevens signaled Tuesday he may be leaning toward testifying in his own defense at his corruption trial.In newly filed court papers, the veteran Alaska lawmaker's name appeared Tuesday for the first time on an evolving list of possible defense witnesses who could take the stand this week.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND and TOM HAYS

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October 10, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - A list of character witnesses that Sen. Ted Stevens wants to call to the stand in his corruption trial - a list that includes Sens. Orrin Hatch and Edward Kennedy - must be cut in half, the judge said Friday.In court papers, the defense had argued it should be able to call as many witnesses as it wanted to vouch for Stevens.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

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April 28, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - U.S. states are arguing that they should be able to investigate banks for racial discrimination in lending, despite claims from the federal government that such financial oversight is its exclusive domain.The state of New York, with the backing of the other 49 states, wants the Supreme Court to overturn a federal appeals court decision that blocks states from investigating the lending practice of banks.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

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July 14, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Firefighter Frank Ricci, scheduled to testify about Sonia Sotomayor's ruling against his reverse discrimination lawsuit, was targeted for criticism Monday by powerful liberal groups who support her confirmation to the Supreme Court.Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans decided last week to make Ricci, a white New Haven, Conn.

By JESSE J. HOLLAND

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