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News Lawyers frustrated by lack of hearings for Guantanamo detainees
Lawyers frustrated by lack of hearings for Guantanamo detainees
David Shucosky
June 27, 2005 12:42:00 pm

Lawyers for detainees at Guantanamo Bay say they are frustrated by delays that have prevented any court hearings for their clients, despite a US Supreme Court order from almost a year ago that granted them access...

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News Putin set to abolish inheritance tax in Russia
Putin set to abolish inheritance tax in Russia
David Shucosky
June 27, 2005 12:26:00 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to sign into a law a measure passed by both houses of the Russian parliament that will abolish the country's inheritance tax, according to reports on Monday. After Putin...

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News Advocacy tribunal verdict accuses US, UK of war crimes in Iraq
Advocacy tribunal verdict accuses US, UK of war crimes in Iraq
David Shucosky
June 27, 2005 12:25:00 pm

The World Tribunal on Iraq an unofficial grouping of antiwar activists and intellectuals who have held some 20 meetings around the world over the last two years, concluded its final session in Istanbul Monday by...

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News Spanish prosecutor insists on primacy of "rule of law" at end of 9/11 trial
Spanish prosecutor insists on primacy of "rule of law" at end of 9/11 trial
David Shucosky
June 27, 2005 11:49:00 am

A Spanish prosecutor Monday called for legal rather than military means of fighting the war on terror during closing arguments in the trial of three men suspected of aiding the 9/11 attacks. Apparently referring to US strategy...

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News Supreme Court says cable companies can keep broadband lines to themselves
Supreme Court says cable companies can keep broadband lines to themselves
Tom Henry
June 27, 2005 11:42:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday upheld an FCC determination that broadband cable modem companies are free from the mandatory regulations that apply to common-carriers. The 6-3 ruling means cable companies are allowed to keep rival...

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News High court rules police can’t be sued over enforcement of restraining orders
High court rules police can’t be sued over enforcement of restraining orders
Tom Henry
June 27, 2005 11:25:00 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that police officers are immune from suits based on how they enforce restraining orders. In a 7-2 decision the Court said that a woman whose estranged husband murdered her three children did not...

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News No retirement announcement from Rehnquist as court recesses
No retirement announcement from Rehnquist as court recesses
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
June 27, 2005 11:16:00 am

The US Supreme Court recessed for the summer Monday morning without any announcement from Chief Justice William Rehnquist on his possible retirement from the bench after 33 years of service. Speculation had been rife that the ailing...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ High court allows Commandments display on capitol grounds
BREAKING NEWS ~ High court allows Commandments display on capitol grounds
Tom Henry
June 27, 2005 10:53:00 am

The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Ten Commandments can be displayed on the grounds of a state capitol building. The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals had previously ruled in Van Orden v. Perry [Northwestern University...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court rules Grokster violates copyright law
BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court rules Grokster violates copyright law
Tom Henry
June 27, 2005 10:41:00 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that developers of software violate federal copyright law when they provide computer users with the ability to share music and movie files downloaded from the internet. Read the Court's opinion . AP...

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News BTK killer pleads guilty to 10 murders
BTK killer pleads guilty to 10 murders
David Shucosky
June 27, 2005 10:34:00 am

Dennis Rader , charged with 10 murders that took place between 1974 and 1991 as the "bind, torture, kill" (BTK) killer, pleaded guilty on Monday as his trial began in Wichita, Kansas. Prosecutors said before...

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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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