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News Zimbabwe court denies bail to rights activist investigating conflict diamonds
Zimbabwe court denies bail to rights activist investigating conflict diamonds
Dwyer Arce
June 22, 2010 10:10:17 am

A Zimbabwean court on Monday denied bail to human rights activist Farai Maguwu, who is being held for allegedly supplying false information about Zimbabwe's controversial diamond mining practices to the international diamond control body the Kimberley Process (KP) [official...

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News Belgium officials accused in murder of former Congo leader
Belgium officials accused in murder of former Congo leader
Andrea Bottorff
June 22, 2010 09:33:43 am

A team of Belgian lawyers on Monday filed a complaint in a Brussels court against 12 Belgian officials accused of planning the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba , the first democratically-elected leader of the Democratic Republic of the...

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News NYC car bomb suspect pleads guilty to terrorism charges
NYC car bomb suspect pleads guilty to terrorism charges
Hillary Stemple
June 22, 2010 09:05:03 am

Pakistani-born US citizen Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty Monday to 10 counts of terrorism and weapons charges relating to last month's attempted car bombing in New York City's Times Square. Appearing before Judge Miriam...

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News Nebraska city voters pass ban on hiring, renting to illegal immigrants
Nebraska city voters pass ban on hiring, renting to illegal immigrants
Dwyer Arce
June 22, 2010 08:42:50 am

The voters of Fremont, Nebraska on Monday passed an ordinance banning the hiring, harboring or renting property to illegal immigrants . The voters of the eastern Nebraska community of 25,000 approved...

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News Connecticut AG launches multistate privacy investigation against Google
Connecticut AG launches multistate privacy investigation against Google
Ann Riley
June 22, 2010 07:32:56 am

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced Monday that he will lead a multistate investigation into whether Google violated privacy laws while collecting information over Wi-Fi networks for its Street View...

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News Sweden prosecutor to probe possible oil company complicity in Sudan war crimes
Sweden prosecutor to probe possible oil company complicity in Sudan war crimes
Hillary Stemple
June 21, 2010 03:14:45 pm

Sweden's international prosecutor, Magnus Elving, announced Monday that he would investigate the possible role of Lundin Petroleum in crimes against humanity committed in Sudan from 1997 to 2003. The investigation will examine allegations made...

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India high court orders government to explain action on honor killings
Dwyer Arce
June 21, 2010 01:53:25 pm

The Supreme Court of India on Monday ordered the central government and seven state governments to explain the steps they have taken to reduce honor killings . The order comes in response to a petition [TOI...

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Supreme Court limits judicial authority over arbitration agreements
Sarah Miley
June 21, 2010 01:02:15 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in Rent-A-Center v. Jackson that, under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) , the arbitrator has the authority to decide...

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News Supreme Court to rule on credit card notice issue
Supreme Court to rule on credit card notice issue
Hillary Stemple
June 21, 2010 12:50:57 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three cases. In Chase Bank USA v. McCoy , the court will consider whether a creditor seeking to raise...

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News Supreme Court upholds law criminalizing material support for terror organizations
Supreme Court upholds law criminalizing material support for terror organizations
Dwyer Arce
June 21, 2010 10:51:24 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project that a federal law criminalizing providing material support for groups designated as terrorist organizations is...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Indian National Congress founded

The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded on December 28, 1885 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. In subsequent decades, the so-called Congress Party would advocate for Indian independence from the UK, which was eventually achieved in 1947. The first Prime Minister of independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru, was elected as a member of the INC. Learn more about the history and founding of the Indian National Congress.

Congress recognized Pledge of Allegiance

On December 28, 1945, Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance and encouraged its recitation in schools. The Pledge was supposedly written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus Day. The words “under God” were added by Congress in 1954. The revised version of the Pledge was the subject of litigation before the United States Supreme Court originally brought by Michael Newdow, a parent who unsuccessfully objected to his daughter's school district policy requiring daily recitation of the Pledge. The court ruled that Newdow had no standing.

Nepal ends monarchy, establishes republic

On December 28, 2007, the Kingdom of Nepal's interim parliament ended the country's monarchy and established the Republic of Nepal. Free elections were held on April 10 of the following year to elect a Constituent Assembly.

Learn more about the rise of democracy in Nepal.

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