Senate Judiciary Committee
Events (67)
- February 17, 1973: Nixon Nominates Gray to Head FBI 1973-02-17
- April 5, 1973: Gray Withdraws as FBI Director Nominee 1973-04-05
- August 14, 1974: Nixon Begs to be Kept out of Court 1974-08-14
- July 1-October 23, 1987: Bork’s Nomination to Supreme Court Fails 1987-10-23
- October 6-7, 1991: Hearings Begin on Clarence Thomas for Supreme Court, Thomas Dissembles overRoe v. Wade 1991-10-06
- October 8-12, 1991: Conservative Supporters Defend Thomas, Smear Hill 1991-10-08
- October 13, 1991: Thomas Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice 1991-10-13
- June 6, 2002: FBI Director Mueller: FBI Whistleblower Correct in Some Assessments of Bureau’s Rigidity, Lack of Responsiveness 2002-06-06
- June 6, 2002: FBI Whistleblower Says FBI Is Overwhelmed with Paperwork, ‘Roadblocks’ to Investigations 2002-06-06
- June 13, 2002: Members of Congress Ask Ashcroft About Patriot Act, Are Rebuffed 2002-06-13
- June 17, 2002: FBI Acknowledges Some Allegations by FBI Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds 2002-06-17
- June 24, 2002: Professor’s Congressional Briefing Precedes FBI’s Public Focus on Anthrax Attacks Suspect Hatfill 2002-06-24
- February 5, 2003: OLC Chief Confirmed as Federal Judge 2003-02-05
- February 25, 2003: Senate Report Finds FBI, Justice Department Misuse FISA 2003-02-25
- October 21, 2003: Patrick Fitzgerald Blames ‘Wall’ for Intelligence Problems 2003-10-21
- March 9, 2004: Cheney Blocks Promotion of Justice Department Official in Retaliation for Opposing Warrantless Wiretapping Program 2004-03-09
- March 10-12, 2004: Gonzales, Card Attempt to Pressure Hospitalized Ashcroft to Approve Secret Wiretapping Program 2004-03-10
- January 7, 2005: Yale Law School Dean Questions Justice Department’s Ethics, Legality 2005-01-07
- January 17, 2005: Gonzales: Bush Administration Secretly Concluded Convention against Torture Only Applicable on Domestic Soil 2005-01-17
- July 13, 2005: ’Connecticut Four’ Sues Justice Department Over NSL 2005-07-13
- September 21, 2005: Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Public Hearing on Able Danger Unit; Key Officers Barred From Testifying 2005-09-21
- 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
- November 9, 2005 and After: Republicans Insert ‘Stealth Provision’ into Patriot Act Reauthorization, Cuts Senate out of US Attorney Appointment Process 2005-11-09
- November 9-11, 2005: Assistant Attorney General Recommends Eliminating Judicial Role in Appointing Interim US Attorneys 2005-11-09
- November 10, 2005: US Attorney Has Law Changed to Allow Him to Continue Temporary Position in Justice Department 2005-11-10
- December 16, 2005: Senators Challenge Bush’s Authorization of Warrantless Wiretapping Program 2005-12-16
- January 19, 2006: Justice Department Defends NSA Wiretapping Program 2006-01-19
- February 15, 2006: Justice Department, Republicans Limit Information About Warrantless Wiretapping Program 2006-02-15
- February 28, 2006: Former Deputy Attorney General Warns that Dire Consequences Will Follow from Bush Usurpation of Executive Power 2006-02-28
- March 7, 2006: Senate Republicans Block Probe of Wiretapping Program 2006-03-07
- March 29, 2006: Former FISA Judges Speak Out Against Warrantless Wiretapping 2006-03-29
- March 31, 2006: Nixon Lawyer Says Warrantless Wiretapping Program Worse than Watergate 2006-03-31
- June 27, 2006: Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Use of Signing Statements 2006-06-27
- January 17, 2007: Bush Administration Reaches Deal to Continue Wiretapping Program under Judge’s Authority 2007-01-17
- January 17, 2007: Gonzales Says Right of Habeas Corpus not Protected by Constitution 2007-01-17
- January 18, 2007: Gonzales Says President Has Power to Ignore Law in Interest of National Security 2007-01-18
- April 11, 2007: National Security Expert Testifies to Abuses of NSLs, Data Mining 2007-04-11
- April 11, 2007: ’Connecticut Four’ Plaintiff Testifies to Senate 2007-04-11
- May 15, 2007: Comey Testifies Before Senate About 2004 Attempt to Pressure Ashcroft to Certify NSA Domestic Spying Program 2007-05-15
- May 16, 2007: Senators Accuse Gonzales of Misrepresenting Debate Over NSA Wiretapping Program 2007-05-16
- July 24, 2007: Gonzales Contradicts Comey’s Testimony about Pressuring Ashcroft to Reauthorize NSA Wiretapping Program 2007-07-24
- July 24, 2007: Democrats Dispute Gonzales’s Testimony about March 2004 Briefing 2007-07-24
- July 25, 2007: Documents Show Gonzales May Have Perjured Himself Before Congress 2007-07-25
- July 26, 2007: Senate Democrats Call for Perjury Investigation of Gonzales 2007-07-26
- August 16, 2007: Mueller Contradicts Gonzales’s Senate Testimony 2007-08-16
- October 2, 2007: Goldsmith Testifies that Bush Sent White House Aides to Pressure Ashcroft 2007-10-02
- October 16, 2007: Democrats Urge Bush to Withdraw Bradbury From Consideration as Office of Legal Counsel Chief 2007-10-16
- November 7-8, 2007: Former AT&T Technician Lobbies Congress about NSA Wiretapping 2007-11-07
- November 8, 2007: Michael Mukasey Becomes Attorney General after Close Senate Vote and Waterboarding Controversy 2007-11-08