John Ashcroft
Events (182)
- October 29, 2001: Attorney General Ashcroft Issues General Terror Alert 2001-10-29
- November 2, 2001: DOJ Issues Legal Opinion Directly Supporting Warrantless Domestic Surveillance 2001-11-02
- November 6-10, 2001: Cheney Advisers and Justice Department Lawyer Yoo Write Proposal Denying Terror Suspects Right to Courts 2001-11-06
- November 8, 2001: Ashcroft: US ‘Victorious’ in ‘Opening Battle in the War against Terrorism’ 2001-11-08
- November 9, 2001: Ashcroft to Put Justice Department on ‘Wartime Footing’ 2001-11-09
- December 6, 2001: Ashcroft Prohibits FBI from Checking Gun Purchase Records of 9/11 Suspects 2001-12-06
- December 6, 2001: Ashcroft Says People Nostalgic Over ‘Phantoms of Lost Liberty’ ‘Aid Terrorists’ 2001-12-06
- December 10, 2001: Campus Newsletter Slams Ashcroft’s ‘Phantoms of Lost Liberty’ Assertion 2001-12-10
- January 9, 2002: Justice Department Sends Memo Regarding Review of Terrorist Surveillance Program 2002-01-09
- January 17, 2002: Suicide Attack Alert Issued 2002-01-17
- February 12, 2002: Ashcroft Calls for ‘Highest State of Alert’ 2002-02-12
- March 14, 2002: US Indicts Saeed Sheikh for Murder of Daniel Pearl 2002-03-14
- May 17, 2002: FISA Court Refuses to Give Justice Department Broad Domestic Surveillance Powers 2002-05-17
- May 30, 2002: FBI Allowed to Monitor Political or Religious Groups 2002-05-30
- June 4, 2002: President Bush Acknowledges Agencies Made Mistakes, Continues to Insist that 9/11 Could Not Have Been Prevented 2002-06-04
- June 6, 2002: FBI Director Mueller: FBI Whistleblower Correct in Some Assessments of Bureau’s Rigidity, Lack of Responsiveness 2002-06-06
- June 8, 2002: Justice Department: US Military Can Indefinitely Detain US Citizen without Due Process 2002-06-08
- June 13, 2002: Members of Congress Ask Ashcroft About Patriot Act, Are Rebuffed 2002-06-13
- July 24, 2002: Attorney General Approves Interrogation Plan for Zubaida 2002-07-24
- August 1, 2002: FBI Names Hatfill as ‘Person of Interest’; Other FBI Agents Speculate Hatfill is Being Framed 2002-08-01
- August 1, 2002: FBI Sends Email to LSU: Cease and Desist Employing Anthrax Attacks Suspect Hatfill on Government Programs 2002-08-01
- September 10, 2002: Threat Level Raised to Orange for First 9/11 Anniversary 2002-09-10
- September 12, 2002: WHIG Puts Out White Paper On Iraq 2002-09-12
- September 30, 2002: No Plea Bargain Sought in Case Against Moussaoui 2002-09-30
- October 11, 2002: OLC Sends Secret Memo Regarding Legality of Communications Intelligence Activities 2002-10-11
- October 18, 2002: Ashcroft Invokes ‘State-Secrets Privilege’ to Prevent FBI Whistleblower’s Suit from Being Heard in Court 2002-10-18
- October 25, 2002: Justice Department Provides Limited Information about Actions Perfomed under Patriot Act 2002-10-25
- November 19, 2002: Bush Fires US Attorney Investigating Abramoff Lobbying Efforts 2002-11-19
- November 25, 2002: Woodward Publishes ‘Hagiographic’ Book Chronicling Bush’s Response to 9/11, Preparations for War with Iraq 2002-11-25
- December 18, 2002-April 2005: Marzouk, InfoCom, and Holy Land Foundation Leaders Are Charged and Convicted 2002-12-18
- February 6, 2003 and After: Ashcroft Refuses to Promote Yoo to Head of OLC; Goldsmith Nominated 2003-02-06
- February 7-13, 2003: Orange Alert Causes Duct Tape and Plastic Sheeting Buying Panic 2003-02-07
- February 7, 2003: Ultra-Secret Patriot Act II is Revealed 2003-02-07
- February 25, 2003: OLC Sends Memo Regarding Use of Information Collected during Classified Foreign Intelligence Activities 2003-02-25
- March 14, 2003: Justice Department Claims Military Can Ignore Laws against Torture, Assault, Maiming, and Drugging Detainees 2003-03-14
- March 21, 2003 and After: FBI Offers $5 Million Reward for Information on Atta Associate 2003-03-21
- May 31, 2003: Anti-Abortion Bomber Arrested in North Carolina 2003-05-31
- May 13-June 30, 2003: FBI Wins Battle to Control Finance Investigations 2003-06-30
- August 26, 2003: Anthrax Attacks Suspect Hatfill Files Lawsuit against Justice Department and FBI 2003-08-26
- September 26, 2003: FBI Begins Criminal Investigation into Plame Wilson Identity Leak 2003-09-26
- September 29, 2003: White House Denies Rove Involvement in Plame Wilson Leak, Says Leaker Should Be Fired 2003-09-29
- September 29, 2003: Novak Promises to ‘Protect’ Rove from FBI Investigation 2003-09-29
- September 30, 2003: Senate Democrats Fail to Pass Resolution Asking for Special Counsel in Plame Wilson Investigation 2003-09-30
- September 30, 2003: White House Orders Staff to Cooperate with FBI Investigation of Plame Wilson Identity Leak 2003-09-30
- October 2, 2003: Bush Administration Modifies Response, Now Says White House Employee May Have Inadvertently Leaked Plame Wilson’s Identity 2003-10-02
- October 6, 2003: Jack Goldsmith Becomes Head of OLC; Immediately Fights to Limit Growing Power of Executive Branch 2003-10-06
- October 7, 2003: Bush: Identity of Administration Leaker May Never Be Known 2003-10-07
- October 15, 2003: Senior Justice Department and FBI Officials Critical of Ashcroft’s Refusal to Recuse Himself from Plame Wilson Investigation 2003-10-15
- October 23-24, 2003: Former, Current CIA Agents Testify to Seriousness of Plame Wilson Outing 2003-10-23
- December 30, 2003: Justice Department Names Patrick Fitzgerald as Special Counsel for Plame Wilson Leak Investigation 2003-12-30