Us Department Of Justice
Events (787)
- August 7-8, 1950: Justice Department Argues ‘National Security’ Trumps ‘Judicial Authority’ in Accident Report Argument 1950-08-07
- September 14, 1950: Air Force Reduces Classification Status of Disputed Accident Reports 1950-09-14
- September 21, 1950: Judge Orders Government to Give Him Classified Accident Reports, Government Refuses 1950-09-21
- April 27, 1951: FBI Ready to Detain 14,000 Suspected Communists in Event of War 1951-04-27
- October 19, 1951: Government Appeals ‘Banshee’ Ruling, Argues that Judiciary Has No Right to See Classified Documents from Executive Branch 1951-10-19
- December 11, 1951: Appeals Court Rules that Executive Branch Cannot Overrule Judiciary in Claims of Privilege 1951-12-11
- May 6, 1960: Civil Rights Legislation Advances Voting Rights of Minorities 1960-05-06
- January 15, 1965: Federal Jury Indicts Klan Members for Murdering Civil Rights Workers 1965-01-15
- May 13, 1971: Nixon Orders ITT Deal—No Prosecution In Return for Campaign Donations 1971-05-13
- June 15, 1971: Justice Department Injuction Opens Landmark Case against New York Times 1971-06-15
- June 18, 1971: Pentagon Papers Hearings Begin 1971-06-18
- June 26, 1971: Opening Arguments in Supreme Court over Pentagon Papers Case 1971-06-26
- July 31, 1971: ITT Makes Favorable Deal with Justice Department 1971-07-31
- January 7, 1972: Rehnquist Appointed to Supreme Court; Dodges Allegations of Racial Harassment 1972-01-07
- June 19, 1972: Supreme Court Holds Warrantless Wiretapping of US Citizens Unconstitutional 1972-06-19
- August 9, 1972: Nixon Orders IRS to Investigate McGovern, Donors 1972-08-09
- August 22, 1972: GAO Finds Huge Financial Irregularities in Nixon Campaign 1972-08-22
- September 15, 1972: Watergate Burglars Indicted 1972-09-15
- October 7, 1972: ’Agent Provocateur’ Connections Indicate White House Involvement ‘Higher Than’ John Mitchell 1972-10-07
- October 9, 1972: ’Deep Throat’ Provides Explosive Information about White House Plan to Subvert Elections 1972-10-09
- October 12-15, 1972: Evidence of ‘Agent Provocateur’ Connections with White House Mounts 1972-10-12
- February 21, 1973: FBI Realizes Watergate Reporters Have Inside Source 1973-02-21
- April 14-18, 1973: Magruder Testifies to Watergate Investigators 1973-04-14
- April 15, 1973: Dean Agrees Not to Divulge Wiretapping 1973-04-15
- April 15, 1973: Justice Department Officials Confront Nixon about Watergate Conspiracy 1973-04-15
- May 18, 1973: Archibald Cox Named Special Prosecutor for Watergate 1973-05-18
- June 13, 1973: Investigators Find Memo Tying Ehrlichman to Ellsberg Burglary 1973-06-13
- August 15, 1973: Nixon Delivers Second Watergate Address to Nation 1973-08-15
- October 10, 1973: Agnew Pleads No Contest to Tax Evasion Charges, Resigns as Vice President 1973-10-10
- May 16, 1974: Kleindienst Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Charge 1974-05-16
- July 5, 1974: Justice Department Issues Mixed Report on FBI Investigation of Watergate 1974-07-05
- August 14, 1974: Documents, Tapes to be Turned Over to Nixon, Says White House Press Secretary 1974-08-14
- December 21, 1974: New York Times Reveals CIA Spied on US Citizens for Decades 1974-12-21
- March 25, 1975: FBI Official Wants to ‘Go Public’ with Watergate Information to Change Public Impression that Reporters Solved Case 1975-03-25
- May 15, 1975 and After: Investigations Probe Operation Shamrock, Lead to Passage of FISA Law 1975-05-15
- August 13, 1981 or Before: PROMIS Oversight Committee Formed at Justice Department 1981-08-13
- November 2, 1981: Justice Department Requests Proposals for Installation of PROMIS Software 1981-11-02
- April 14, 1982: Justice Department Official Suggests Terminating PROMIS Installation Contract 1982-04-14
- April 19, 1982: Justice Department Official Criticizes Inslaw in Meeting 1982-04-19
- Before May 17, 1982: Inslaw Makes Government-Funded Enhancement to PROMIS Software 1982-05-17
- May 26, 1982: Inslaw Again Tells Justice Department It Intends to Market PROMIS 1982-05-26
- August 11, 1982: Justice Department Admits Inslaw Owns Privately-Funded PROMIS Enhancements 1982-08-11
- November 10, 1982: Justice Department Says Inslaw in Default of PROMIS Contract 1982-11-10
- November 19, 1982: Justice Department Requests Copy of PROMIS Software 1982-11-19
- December 6, 1982: Justice Department Demands Inslaw Hand over PROMIS Software, Inslaw Asks for Contract Modification 1982-12-06
- December 9, 1982: Justice Department Official Mentions Possibility of Inslaw Bankruptcy, Says Department Should Get Copy of PROMIS 1982-12-09
- March 18, 1983: Justice Department Again Demands Enhanced PROMIS Software, Says It Will Think about Acknowledging Inslaw’s Rights to Enhancements 1983-03-18
- April 11, 1983: Inslaw and Justice Department Sign Modification to PROMIS Contract 1983-04-11
- Shortly After April 11, 1983: Massachusetts Asks Justice Department Component about Availability of PROMIS from Sources Other than Inslaw 1983-04-11
- April 22, 1983: Justice Department Memo Documents Numerous Occasions PROMIS Versions Provided to Others 1983-04-22