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News Appeals court rules FTC cannot force lawyers to provide confidentiality notice
Appeals court rules FTC cannot force lawyers to provide confidentiality notice
James M Yoch Jr
December 6, 2005 04:32:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lacks the statutory authority to compel lawyers to provide periodic notice of privacy to clients...

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News Romania parliamentarians call for probe of CIA prison claims
Romania parliamentarians call for probe of CIA prison claims
James M Yoch Jr
December 6, 2005 03:59:00 pm

The heads of Romania's parliament Tuesday announced plans to seek an inquiry into the reports that Romania hosted a secret CIA prison . Meanwhile in Poland, identified as another European country that may have harbored a secret CIA...

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News UN questioning of Syrian officials in Hariri probe to end Wednesday
UN questioning of Syrian officials in Hariri probe to end Wednesday
James M Yoch Jr
December 6, 2005 03:21:00 pm

The interrogation of Syrian officials , part of a UN inquiry into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minster Rafik Hariri , will be suspended after the last of five officials is questioned and...

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News DeLay trial expected to begin early next year
DeLay trial expected to begin early next year
James M Yoch Jr
December 6, 2005 03:00:00 pm

The Texas trial of US Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) on money laundering charges is expected to begin early next year after Judge Pat Priest on Monday dismissed a conspiracy charge [JURIST...

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News Turkish appeals court orders retrial of Islamist cleric convicted of airplane plot
Turkish appeals court orders retrial of Islamist cleric convicted of airplane plot
James M Yoch Jr
November 30, 2005 04:50:00 pm

The Supreme Court of Appeals of Turkey on Wednesday overturned the life sentence of Metin Kaplan , an Islamist cleric convicted on charges of plotting to fly an aircraft into the mausoleum of Turkey’s...

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News Fraud claims dismissed against ex-HealthSouth CEO
Fraud claims dismissed against ex-HealthSouth CEO
James M Yoch Jr
November 30, 2005 04:16:00 pm

US District Judge Inge P. Johnson of the Northern District of Alabama on Wednesday dismissed fraud charges against former HealthSouth Corp. CEO, Richard Scrushy because the charges were not specific. Johnson will allow...

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News Federal judge rules Blackberry settlement invalid
Federal judge rules Blackberry settlement invalid
James M Yoch Jr
November 30, 2005 03:47:00 pm

US District Judge James R. Spencer of the Eastern District of Virginia Wednesday rejected the disputed settlement pact between the maker of the Blackberry communications device, Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) ,...

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News Federal appeals court delays Padilla transfer to DOJ custody
Federal appeals court delays Padilla transfer to DOJ custody
James M Yoch Jr
November 30, 2005 03:18:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday delayed the transfer of Jose Padilla from a Navy brig in South Carolina to Justice Department custody until the court receives more information...

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News First federal Vioxx trial begins in Houston
First federal Vioxx trial begins in Houston
James M Yoch Jr
November 29, 2005 04:54:00 pm

The first federal Vioxx trial, in which Evelyn Irvin Plunkett is suing pharmaceutical giant Merck for the death of husband Richard “Dicky” Irvin of a heart attack in May 2001, began Tuesday with an opening statement from...

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News French government introducing stricter immigration controls after riots
French government introducing stricter immigration controls after riots
James M Yoch Jr
November 29, 2005 03:52:00 pm

French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin announced Tuesday that he would introduce stricter immigration controls as part of the French government's response to the riots started by immigrant youth that broke out across...

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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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