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News Kentucky inmates challenge lethal injection as new study suggests awareness
Kentucky inmates challenge lethal injection as new study suggests awareness
D. Wes Rist
April 18, 2005 09:12:00 am

Two convicted killers currently on Kentucky's death row begin a court challenge Monday to the state's use of lethal injection as its form of execution. Ralph Baze and Thomas Bowling claim that the use of lethal injection is "cruel...

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News Ecuador Congress fires Supreme Court again
Ecuador Congress fires Supreme Court again
D. Wes Rist
April 18, 2005 08:37:00 am

The Congress of Ecuador voted Sunday to disband the country's current Supreme Court following an earlier attempt on Friday to do the same thing by Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez...

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News Pitcairn men appeal sex-with-minors convictions
Pitcairn men appeal sex-with-minors convictions
D. Wes Rist
April 18, 2005 08:15:00 am

Six Pitcairn Island men convicted last year of rape, sexual assault, and indecent assault in one of the most unusual trials in British legal history began their appeal process Monday in the Pitcairn...

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News International brief ~ Cuba rejects latest UN rights censure
International brief ~ Cuba rejects latest UN rights censure
D. Wes Rist
April 15, 2005 01:05:00 pm

Leading Friday's international brief, Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque announced Friday that Cuba rejected the UN Human Rights Commission resolution calling on Cuba to allow a special envoy to visit...

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News International brief ~ Nepal to hold municipal elections within a year
International brief ~ Nepal to hold municipal elections within a year
D. Wes Rist
April 14, 2005 10:27:00 am

Leading Thursday's international brief, King Gyanendra of Nepal has announced that municipal elections will be held within a year to restore the nation to a truly democratic state. Gyanendra, speaking at the Nepalese New Year...

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News Florida law denying voting rights of convicted felons upheld
Florida law denying voting rights of convicted felons upheld
D. Wes Rist
April 13, 2005 10:53:00 am

The US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the State of Florida Tuesday in allowing the state to continue to require released convicted felons to apply to a state agency for restoration...

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News California Supreme Court blocks release of priest abuse records
California Supreme Court blocks release of priest abuse records
D. Wes Rist
April 13, 2005 10:41:00 am

In an unexplained decision, the Supreme Court of California late Tuesday blocked the release of files concerning some 117 priests from the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles alleged to have committed sexual abuse. The Archdiocese...

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News French parliament adopts ‘end of life’ legislation
French parliament adopts ‘end of life’ legislation
D. Wes Rist
April 13, 2005 10:22:00 am

The French Parliament has adopted a bill which will allow patients to decide to discontinue medical treatment, even if that decision will ultimately lead to their death. The bill , passed Tuesday night by the...

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News Ukraine PM cancels visit to Russia over arrest warrant
Ukraine PM cancels visit to Russia over arrest warrant
D. Wes Rist
April 13, 2005 09:58:00 am

Ukranian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko cancelled her scheduled weekend visit to Russia Wednesday, following statements by Russian Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov that Russia would not withdraw an international arrest warrant out...

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US submits resolution condemning Cuba rights record
D. Wes Rist
April 13, 2005 09:40:00 am

The United States submitted a draft resolution to the UN Commission on Human Rights Tuesday criticizing the human rights record of Cuba . The US annually submits a similar resolution as part of its efforts to...

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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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