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News Federal judge denies motion by Samsung to stay patent infringement damages trial
Federal judge denies motion by Samsung to stay patent infringement damages trial
Nicholas Tomsho
November 26, 2013 11:43:37 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday denied Samsung's request to stay on a trial to determine damages owed as a result of the company's infringement of five...

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HRW urges Yemen to rescind immunity law for former president
Nicholas Tomsho
November 20, 2013 12:30:30 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday released a statement calling on Yemen's National Dialogue Conference (NDC) to endorse proposed legislation that would strike down a 2012 law providing blanket immunity to...

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UN Security Council urges continued efforts to fight maritime piracy
Nicholas Tomsho
November 19, 2013 01:12:55 pm

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Monday restating its call for member states to take steps against piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia and the Horn of Africa. The resolution [UN News...

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ACLU: more than 3,200 serving life without parole for nonviolent crimes
Nicholas Tomsho
November 13, 2013 12:37:19 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) published a study on Wednesday finding that 3,278 Americans are currently serving life sentences without parole for nonviolent offenses. The study, entitled "A Living Death: Life without...

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Supreme Court declines to hear Oklahoma abortion ultrasound case
Nicholas Tomsho
November 12, 2013 02:28:20 pm

The US Supreme Court denied certiorari on Tuesday in Pruitt v. Nova Health Systems , letting stand an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling striking down a law requiring women to be shown ultrasounds...

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UN rights chief concerned over death sentences for Bangladesh mutineers
Nicholas Tomsho
November 6, 2013 12:49:45 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay , urged the Bangladesh government on Wednesday not to carry out the death sentences of 152 paramilitary soldiers under reports of due process...

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Europe rights court fines Turkey in 1999 police torture case
Nicholas Tomsho
November 5, 2013 02:03:04 pm

Turkey was ordered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to pay €20,000 (USD $27,000) in damages to Mesut Deniz for his torture at the hands of police in a judgment released Tuesday. Deniz, a...

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UK Supreme Court supports hospital withholding treatment to dying man
Nicholas Tomsho
October 30, 2013 01:09:49 pm

The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was justified in its decision that withholding certain invasive treatments would be in the best interests of...

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HRW criticizes treatment of accused Bangladesh mutineers
Nicholas Tomsho
October 29, 2013 02:37:36 pm

Bangladeshi authorities should order a retrial of military personnel involved in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny due to alleged violations of international fair trial standards, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a statement released...

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HRW urges Vietnam to protect human rights in constitutional amendments
Nicholas Tomsho
October 23, 2013 01:04:30 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the National Assembly of Vietnam to bring the country's constitution in line with international human rights standards in a letter sent Monday to Assembly chairman, Nguyen Sinh Hung. The...

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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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