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Events (83)
- July 12, 2000: Conservative Law Professor Blasts Clinton’s ‘Undermining’ of Executive, Legislative Balance of Power 2000-07-12
- September 4, 2001: Corporate Lawyer Joins Office of Legal Counsel; Will Work Extensively on National Security Issues 2001-09-04
- (After 10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Vice President Cheney Assembles Legal Team for Expanding Presidential Power 2001-09-11
- (After 1:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Government Lawyers Discuss the Legal Aspects of a War on Terror 2001-09-11
- After September 11, 2001: Cheney Lawyers and Justice Department Subordinates Drive White House Expansion of Presidential Power 2001-09-11
- Shortly After September 11, 2001: ’War Council’ Sets Legal Course for White House’s Response to Terrorism 2001-09-11
- September 25, 2001: Justice Department: US Can Conduct Warrantless Surveillance against Citizens 2001-09-25
- September 25, 2001: OLC Lawyer Yoo Authorizes Warrantless Surveillance of Communications Entering and Departing US 2001-09-25
- October 4, 2001: Justice Department Issues Secret Opinion Regarding Interrogation Techniques 2001-10-04
- October 4, 2001: Bush Authorizes NSA Domestic Spying 2001-10-04
- October 23, 2001: Justice Department Memo Says Bush Has Power to Order Military Strikes inside US 2001-10-23
- October 23, 2001: Justice Department: Bush Can Suspend First Amendment Freedoms 2001-10-23
- November 2, 2001: DOJ Issues Legal Opinion Directly Supporting Warrantless Domestic Surveillance 2001-11-02
- November 5, 2001: Justice Department Says Deputy Attorney General Has Power to Approve Wiretaps 2001-11-05
- November 6-10, 2001: Cheney Advisers and Justice Department Lawyer Yoo Write Proposal Denying Terror Suspects Right to Courts 2001-11-06
- November 11-13, 2001: Cheney Presents Torture Memo to Bush in Private; Dodges Procedure, Law 2001-11-11
- November 15, 2001: OLC Lawyers Assert Bush Can Unilaterally Amend ABM Treaty with Russia 2001-11-15
- 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 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 13, 2002: Justice Department: Bush Can Order Rendition of Detainees without Congressional Approval 2002-03-13
- April 8, 2002: Justice Department: Congress Has No Power to Interfere with President’s Wartime Powers 2002-04-08
- June 27, 2002: OLC Concludes President Has Absolute Authority over All US Military Operations 2002-06-27
- July 22, 2002: OLC: President Not Bound by Convention against Torture 2002-07-22
- March 28-August 1, 2002: CIA Has No Clear Legal Guidelines for Interrogating Al-Qaeda Leader Zubaida and Other Detainees 2002-08-01
- August 1, 2002: OLC Chief Details Torture Techniques at CIA Request 2002-08-01
- August 1, 2002: Justice Department Determines that Waterboarding, Other Harsh Interrogation Techniques Legal 2002-08-01
- October 11, 2002: OLC Sends Secret Memo Regarding Legality of Communications Intelligence Activities 2002-10-11
- January 15-22, 2003: Navy’s General Counsel Complains about Interrogation Techniques at Guantanamo, Led to Believe Harsh Interrogations Will Stop 2003-01-15
- February 6, 2003: JAG Officer Protests Justice Department Approval of Torture 2003-02-06
- February 6, 2003: Navy, Justice Lawyers Spar over Presidential Authority to Order Torture 2003-02-06
- February 6, 2003 and After: Ashcroft Refuses to Promote Yoo to Head of OLC; Goldsmith Nominated 2003-02-06
- February 7, 2003: OLC Sends Secret Memo Concerning Legal Association’s Report on Torture of US Detainees 2003-02-07
- March 14, 2003: Justice Department Claims Military Can Ignore Laws against Torture, Assault, Maiming, and Drugging Detainees 2003-03-14
- October 6, 2003: Jack Goldsmith Becomes Head of OLC; Immediately Fights to Limit Growing Power of Executive Branch 2003-10-06
- June 22, 2004: Gonzales, Haynes Attempt to Blame Guantanamo Officials for Torture, Legal Justifications 2004-06-22
- June 22, 2004: Justice Department Officials Explain Withdrawal of Torture Memos 2004-06-22
- January 7, 2005: Yale Law School Dean Questions Justice Department’s Ethics, Legality 2005-01-07
- July 13, 2005: Former Bush Administration Lawyer Suggests US Should Stage Fake Terror Attacks and Blame Them on Al-Qaeda 2005-07-13
- October 28, 2005: Addington Becomes Cheney’s Chief of Staff 2005-10-28
- January 9, 2006: Legal Expert Dismisses Yoo’s Arguments for ‘Post-9/11 Constitution’ 2006-01-09
- September 30-October 17, 2006: Congress Gives President Power to Deploy Federal Troops at Will 2006-10-17
- October 19, 2006: Torture and Executive Power Advocate Celebrates Military Commissions Act 2006-10-19
- April 27, 2007: Goldsmith Subpoenaed in New York Times Wiretapping Leak Case 2007-04-27
- September 9, 2007: Goldsmith Details Dissension over Civil Liberties Policies at Justice Department 2007-09-09
- January 4, 2008: Padilla Sues Former Justice Department Lawyer, Contends that Opinions Led to His Illegal Detention 2008-01-04