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News India court faces debilitating docket backlog: Delhi CJ
India court faces debilitating docket backlog: Delhi CJ
Kayleigh Shebs
February 13, 2009 12:10:00 pm

The backlog of cases pending in the Delhi High Court would take more than 460 years to clear, according to the court's annual report . Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah released the report at a...

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News Indonesia court dismisses corruption suit against Suharto son
Indonesia court dismisses corruption suit against Suharto son
Kayleigh Shebs
February 11, 2009 12:06:00 pm

The Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday dismissed a corruption lawsuit against Hutomo Mandala Putra , son of former Indonesian President Haji Mohammed Suharto . The suit against Putra, also known as "Tommy Suharto," had...

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News UN rights council burdened by accountability problems: report
UN rights council burdened by accountability problems: report
Kayleigh Shebs
February 6, 2009 03:34:00 pm

Many UN member states are failing to hold other countries accountable for human rights violations , according to a UN Watch report released Friday. The report, entitled "Mutual Praise Society," focused on meetings of...

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News Military commissions overseer orders charges dropped in last Guantanamo trial
Military commissions overseer orders charges dropped in last Guantanamo trial
Kayleigh Shebs
February 6, 2009 12:18:00 pm

Convening authority of military commissions Susan Crawford announced Thursday that the Pentagon has formally dropped charges against suspected USS Cole bomber Abd al-Rahimal al-Nashiri . Crawford's order...

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News Poland trial begins for soldiers accused of murdering Afghan civilians
Poland trial begins for soldiers accused of murdering Afghan civilians
Kayleigh Shebs
February 4, 2009 01:15:00 pm

The court martial for seven Polish soldiers accused of killing six civilians in Afghanistan began Tuesday in Poland. The solders are being prosecuted for violating provisions of Geneva Conventions , which provide protection for...

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News New York court rules same-sex surviving spouse entitled to inheritence
New York court rules same-sex surviving spouse entitled to inheritence
Kayleigh Shebs
February 4, 2009 11:59:00 am

The Manhattan Surrogate Court has ruled  that the surviving partner of a same-sex marriage performed in Canada is entitled to inherit the estate of a deceased spouse. The decision issued late last week leaves...

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News Arar decries alleged linkage to Khadr case
Arar decries alleged linkage to Khadr case
Kayleigh Shebs
January 30, 2009 12:13:00 pm

Former US detainee and Canadian citizen Maher Arar said Thursday that he was shocked and saddened to learn that US government officials had testified at the US military commission trial of fellow...

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News ICTY begins war crimes trial of former Serbian general Djordjevic
ICTY begins war crimes trial of former Serbian general Djordjevic
Kayleigh Shebs
January 28, 2009 12:00:00 pm

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)  Tuesday began the war crimes trial of former Serbian general Vlastimir Djordjevic . Djordjevic was arrested in 2007 and formally...

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News ICTY charges Seselj with contempt for revealing witness identities
ICTY charges Seselj with contempt for revealing witness identities
Kayleigh Shebs
January 23, 2009 07:04:00 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugolavia (ICTY) on Wednesday charged Volislav Seselj with contempt of court after it was alleged that Seselj authored...

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Russia constitutional amendments extending term limits take effect
Kayleigh Shebs
January 21, 2009 01:08:00 pm

Proposed amendments to the Russian Constitution extending term limits for the president and members of parliament officially took effect Wednesday when the text of the updated constitution was published in the state newspaper...

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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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