American Civil Liberties Union
Profile: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
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Events (146)
- February 26, 1869: Fifteenth Amendment Gives Minority Males the Right to Vote 1869-02-26
- July 24, 1974: Supreme Court Rules Unanimously that Nixon Must Turn Over Tapes 1974-07-24
- September 30, 1976: Hyde Amendment Restricts Federal Abortion Funding 1976-09-30
- April 25, 1996: New Anti-terrorism Law Passed 1996-04-25
- September 13, 2001: Televangelists Blame Gays, Abortionists, Civil Liberties Groups for 9/11 2001-09-13
- October 4, 2001: Justice Department Issues Secret Opinion Regarding Interrogation Techniques 2001-10-04
- October 23, 2001: Justice Department Memo Says Bush Has Power to Order Military Strikes inside US 2001-10-23
- November 2, 2001: DOJ Issues Legal Opinion Directly Supporting Warrantless Domestic Surveillance 2001-11-02
- November 20, 2001: Justice Department Issues Secret Memo Regarding Geneva Conventions, War Crimes Act 2001-11-20
- December 21, 2001: Justice Department Issues Secret Memo Regarding Applicability of Uniform Code of Military Justice During ‘Undeclared War’ 2001-12-21
- January 9, 2002: Justice Department Sends Memo Regarding Review of Terrorist Surveillance Program 2002-01-09
- January 11, 2002: OLC Sends Memo Regarding Authority of Government Officials, Agencies in Interpreting Treaties and International Law 2002-01-11
- January 11, 2002: Justice Department Sends Secret Memo on Geneva Conventions to White House 2002-01-11
- January 14, 2002: Justice Department Sends Secret Memo to State Department Claiming War Crimes Act Precludes Prosecution of Enemy Combatants 2002-01-14
- January 24-26, 2002: Office of Legal Counsel Sends Secret Memos on Geneva Conventions, POWs to White House and Deputy Attorney General 2002-01-24
- January 24, 2002: Justice Department Sends Secret Memo on International Law to White House 2002-01-24
- February 1, 2002: OLC Adviser Interprets Geneva Clause Regarding ‘Outrages,’ ‘Humiliating and Degrading Treatment’ of POWs 2002-02-01
- March 5, 2002: Justice Department Memo Addresses Habeas Corpus Provisions for Detainees 2002-03-05
- June 4, 2002: FBI Investigates Logging Opponents as Potential Domestic Terrorists 2002-06-04
- July 22, 2002: OLC: President Not Bound by Convention against Torture 2002-07-22
- August 1, 2002: OLC Chief Details Torture Techniques at CIA Request 2002-08-01
- October 11, 2002: OLC Sends Secret Memo Regarding Legality of Communications Intelligence Activities 2002-10-11
- November 18, 2002: FISA Review Court Defies Lower FISA Court, Gives Justice Department Surveillance Powers As Requested 2002-11-18
- December 10, 2002: Army Memo Shows SERE Techniques Approved for Use against Guantanamo Prisoners 2002-12-10
- February 7, 2003: OLC Sends Secret Memo Concerning Legal Association’s Report on Torture of US Detainees 2003-02-07
- February 25, 2003: OLC Sends Memo Regarding Use of Information Collected during Classified Foreign Intelligence Activities 2003-02-25
- February 25, 2003: Senate Report Finds FBI, Justice Department Misuse FISA 2003-02-25
- March 14, 2003: OLC Sends Second Memo Regarding Use of Information Collected During Classified Foreign Intelligence Activities 2003-03-14
- June 1, 2003: CIA Receives White House Authorization for Harsh Interrogation Tactics 2003-06-01
- October 31, 2003: OLC Sends Secret Memo Regarding Geneva Conventions 2003-10-31
- November 18, 2003: OLC Advises Defense Department on Geneva Conventions 2003-11-18
- January 9, 2004: Iraqi Prisoner Choked, Beaten to Death by CIA Interrogators 2004-01-09
- March 11-16, 2004: OLC Clarifies Stance on Classified Foreign Intelligence Activities 2004-03-11
- March 30, 2004: Justice Department Considers Terrorist Surveillance Program 2004-03-30
- April 5, 2004: Iraqi Dies in US Custody, Probably from Hypothermia 2004-04-05
- May 6, 2004: Army Officer Warns of ‘Problems’ with Interrogation Techniques 2004-05-06
- May 18, 2004: OLC Sends Memo Pertaining to Detainee Treatment Act 2004-05-18
- July 16, 2004: OLC Discusses Ramification of Supreme Court Decision with Attorney General 2004-07-16
- August 9, 2004: OLC Chief Sends Draft Opinion on Classified Intelligence Collection Activity 2004-08-09
- September 15, 2004: CIA Is Given Court Order to Preserve All Records about Treatment of Detainees 2004-09-15
- November 23, 2004: Congress Slips Patriot II Provision into Intelligence Spending Bill 2004-11-23
- December 6, 2004: OLC Chief Advises Superior on Advice Given to Detainees by Defense Counsel 2004-12-06
- March 13, 2005: Press Releases ‘Ramadi Madness’ Videos Depicting Iraqi Corpses, Detainees 2005-03-13
- May 10, 2005: OLC: Past, Present Interrogation Methods Not Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading 2005-05-10
- May 30, 2005: OLC Sends Secret Memo Regarding Interrogation Methods 2005-05-30
- July 13, 2005: ’Connecticut Four’ Sues Justice Department Over NSL 2005-07-13
- August 4, 2005: Former FBI Translator Takes Whistleblower Case to Supreme Court 2005-08-04
- October 24, 2005: ACLU Documents 44 Detainee Deaths While in US Custody, Including 21 Homicides 2005-10-24
- November 21, 2005: Lawsuit Filed Alleging White House Officials Denied Citizens First Amendment Rights 2005-11-21
- December 6, 2005: Khalid el-Masri Files Lawsuit against CIA for Mistaken Abduction 2005-12-06