Charlie Savage
Events (56)
- June 30, 1950: Truman Claims Inherent Right of Presidency to Send Troops to War by Sending US Forces to Korea 1950-06-30
- June 2, 1952: Supreme Court: President Has No Power to Seize Steel Mills; Ruling Limits Presidential Executive Power 1952-06-02
- May 12-15, 1975: Ford Commits Marines without Congressional Approval in ‘Mayaguez’ Incident 1975-05-12
- August 23, 1985 - December 1985: Justice Department Moves to Include Presidential Signing Statements in Legislative Histories 1985-08-23
- April 30, 1986: Meese Report Creates Unitary Executive Theory 1986-04-30
- August 2, 1990: Iraq Invades Kuwait 1990-08-02
- January 20, 2001 and After: Cheney’s People Take Control of Large Areas of Bush Administration, Begin Expansion of Presidential Power 2001-01-20
- May 8, 2001: GAO Announces Intention to Investigate Energy Task Force 2001-05-08
- After September 11, 2001: Cheney Lawyers and Justice Department Subordinates Drive White House Expansion of Presidential Power 2001-09-11
- September 16, 2001: Vice President Cheney Vows US Will Respond to 9/11 with ‘Dark Side’ of Intelligence Methods 2001-09-16
- September 21, 2001: Justice Department Closes Immigration Proceedings to Public, Cites Need for Blanket Secrecy 2001-09-21
- October 12, 2001: Ashcroft Urges Agencies to Deny FOIA Requests 2001-10-12
- December 13, 2001: US Withdraws from Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with Russia 2001-12-13
- December 13, 2001: Bush Administration Invokes ‘National Interest’ in Refusing to Turn Over Documents to Congress 2001-12-13
- March 19, 2002 and After: White House Precipitates Sweeping Restrictions on Government Information 2002-03-19
- September 6, 2002: White House Officials Describe How They Plan to Sell Iraq War to Public, Congress, and US Allies 2002-09-06
- September 16, 2002: Defense Department Briefing to White House Officials Incorrectly Alleges Deep Ties between Iraq and Al-Qaeda 2002-09-16
- October 2, 2002: Appeals Court Upholds Bush Administration Claim of Blanket Secrecy 2002-10-02
- December 9, 2002: Judge Rules against Disclosing Energy Task Force Documents 2002-12-09
- February 7, 2003: GAO Drops Attempt to Uncover Energy Task Force Documents 2003-02-07
- March 28, 2003: Court Upholds Bush Executive Privilege Claim regarding Clinton Pardons 2003-03-28
- March 12, 2004 and After: Bush Authorizes Incremental Changes in Secret Wiretapping Program 2004-03-12
- May 6, 2004 and After: FDA Refuses to Allow ‘Morning-After’ Birth Control Pill to be Sold without Prescription 2004-05-06
- June 22, 2004: Justice Department Officials Explain Withdrawal of Torture Memos 2004-06-22
- January 17, 2005: Gonzales: Bush Administration Secretly Concluded Convention against Torture Only Applicable on Domestic Soil 2005-01-17
- August 15, 2005: Resigning Deputy Attorney General References Fights over Torture, Warrantless Surveillance 2005-08-15
- September 29, 2005: John Roberts Becomes Supreme Court Chief Justice 2005-09-29
- October 3-27, 2005: Miers Nomination to Supreme Court Fails 2005-10-03
- October 20, 2005: Cheney Pushes to Exempt CIA from Anti-Torture Amendment 2005-10-20
- December 21, 2005: Appeals Court Judge Excoriates Bush Administration Over Padilla Ruling, Refuses to Allow Padilla to be Transferred from Military Custody 2005-12-21
- January 19, 2006: Justice Department Defends NSA Wiretapping Program 2006-01-19
- February 7, 2006: Military Records: Over 60 Percent of Guantanamo Detainees Have No Ties to Terrorism 2006-02-07
- February 28, 2006: Former Deputy Attorney General Warns that Dire Consequences Will Follow from Bush Usurpation of Executive Power 2006-02-28
- April 30, 2006: Legal Scholars Slam Bush Attempts to Usurp Power for Presidency 2006-04-30
- May 21, 2006: Attorney General: Government Can Prosecute Journalists for Leaking Classified Information 2006-05-21
- January 18, 2007: Bush Usurps Congressional Power in Creating Agency ‘Apparatchiks’ to Enforce Administration Policies 2007-01-18
- June 2, 2008: Presidential Nominee John McCain Would Continue Warrantless Surveillance, Immunity for Telecoms 2008-06-02
- March 24 - Mid-June, 1999: Clinton Ignores War Powers Resolution in Bombing Kosovo
- May 16 - 17, 2001: Cheney’s Lawyer Tells GAO It Has No Authority to Investigate Energy Task Force
- September 2007: Former White House Lawyer and Law Professor Say Bush Abuses Presidential Signing Statements
- September, 2007: Bush Administration Combined Unitary Executive Theory with Inherent Power Concept, Author Writes
- October 1985: Justice Department Official Advocates Increased Use of Presidential Signing Statements
- Late December 2001 - 2002: Justice Department Official Fired, Investigated, Harassed over Lindh E-Mails
- December 2001: Pentagon Asks Military Agency for Help in Developing Torture Techniques; Methods Originated with Chinese during Korean War
- December 2006: Bush Administration Imposes Restrictions on Scientists’ Discussions, Presentations on Global Warming
- 1787: US Government Crafted to Ensure Presidential Powers Limited by Congress, Courts
- 1901-1909: President Roosevelt Wields ‘Residuum of Powers’ Not Specifically Forbidden by Constitution; Plants Seeds of ‘Imperial Presidency’
- 1933-1937: Roosevelt Creates New Agencies Within Executive Branch, Defies Supreme Court
- 1954: Eisenhower Asserts ‘Executive Privilege’ to Thwart McCarthy
- 1970 and After: Nixon Creates Office of Management and Budget to Politicize Federal Bureaucracy