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US Civil Liberties

1841 events in this timeline

Open-Content investigative project managed by Paul, KJF, blackmax, paxvector

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Showing 51–100 of 1841

  1. 1952-10-25 October 25, 1952: Supreme Court Justices Lean towards Affirming Executive Powers in ‘US v Reynolds’
  2. 1953-03-09 March 9, 1953: Supreme Court Creates ‘State Secrets’ Privilege in Ruling
  3. 1953-06-12 June 12, 1953: Office of Defense Mobilization (ODM) Replaces National Security Resources Board (NSRB)
  4. 1954-05-17 May 17, 1954: Supreme Court Rules Racial Segregation in Schools Unconstitutional
  5. 1957-03-11 March 11, 1957: Supreme Court Finds Labor Union Liable for Using Union Dues as Campaign Expenditures
  6. 1957-08-29 August 29, 1957: Congress Passes Civil Rights Act
  7. 1958-07-01 July 1, 1958: Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) Established
  8. 1958-08-08 August 8, 1958: Federal Government Takes Larger Role in Civil Defense
  9. 1959-06-08 June 8, 1959: Supreme Court Upholds North Carolina Literacy Tests
  10. 1960-05-06 May 6, 1960: Civil Rights Legislation Advances Voting Rights of Minorities
  11. 1961-03-29 March 29, 1961: 23rd Amendment Gives District of Columbia Citizens Right to Vote in Presidential Elections
  12. 1961-07-20 July 20, 1961: Funding for Nuclear Fallout Shelter Program Increased, by Kennedy Executive Order
  13. 1962-03-26 March 26, 1962: Court Allows Redrawing of State Electoral Districts to Redress Minority Underrepresentation
  14. 1963-03-18 March 18, 1963: Supreme Court Establishes ‘One Person, One Vote’ as Law
  15. 1964-02-04 February 4, 1964: 24th Amendment Outlaws Poll Taxes
  16. 1964-06-15 June 15, 1964: Supreme Court Applies ‘One Person, One Vote’ to Legislative Bodies
  17. 1964-07-02 July 2, 1964: Congress Outlaws Discrimination Based on Race, National Origin, Religion, or Gender, Implements ‘Affirmative Action’ Practice
  18. 1965-01-15 January 15, 1965: Federal Jury Indicts Klan Members for Murdering Civil Rights Workers
  19. 1965-03-07 March 7, 1965: Police Attack, Beat Protesters in March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
  20. 1965-08-06 August 6, 1965: Voting Rights Act Bans Racial, Ethnic Discrimination in Elections
  21. 1966-03-24 March 24, 1966: Supreme Court Finds Poll Taxes Unconstitutional
  22. 1966-05-24 May 24, 1966: California Limits Right of State to Disenfranchise Citizens Convicted of ‘Infamous Crimes’
  23. 1967-06-13 June 13, 1967: New York Courts Rule Criminal Disenfranchisement Legal
  24. 1968-10-21 October 21, 1968: Office of Emergency Planning Is Renamed Office of Emergency Preparedness
  25. 1969-02-10 February 10, 1969: Officials Kick off Domestic Disturbance Exercise
  26. 1969-05-09 May 9-10, 1969: New York Times Reveals Secret Cambodia Bombings; White House Responds with Illegal Wiretaps
  27. 1969-05-14 May 14, 1969: Fortas Resigns from Supreme Court Due to ‘Ugly Bluff’ by Nixon Justice Department
  28. 1969-05-20 May 20, 1969: White House Orders NSC Aides Wiretapped
  29. 1969-05-28 May 28, 1969: White House Orders Reporter Wiretapped
  30. 1969-06-05 June 5, 1969: New York Times Reporter Breaks Okinawa Story; Kissinger Orders Wiretap
  31. 1969-06-23 June 23, 1969: Burger Becomes Chief Justice
  32. 1969-10-28 October 28, 1969: President Nixon Signs Executive Order 11490
  33. 1970-05-02 May 2, 1970: Haig Orders Four More Wiretaps
  34. 1970-05-02 May 2, 1970: Ohio Governor: Kent State Protesters ‘Worse than’ Nazis and Klansmen, Promises to ‘Eradicate the Problem’
  35. 1970-05-05 May 5, 1970: Reagan on Kent State: ‘If It Takes a Bloodbath, Then Let’s Get It Over With’
  36. 1970-06-05 June 5, 1970: Nixon Focuses on Domestic Intelligence Gathering
  37. 1970-07-14 July 14, 1970: Nixon Approves ‘Huston Plan’ for Domestic Surveillance
  38. 1970-07-26 July 26-27, 1970: Nixon Rejects Huston Plan
  39. 1971-03-20 March 20, 1971: Nixon Campaign Decides to Bug Democrats
  40. 1971-06-15 June 15, 1971: Justice Department Injuction Opens Landmark Case against New York Times
  41. 1971-06-30 June 30, 1971: Supreme Court Refuses to Block Publication of Pentagon Papers
  42. 1971-07-05 July 5, 1971: 26th Amendment Extends Voting Rights to 18-Year-OIds
  43. 1972-01-07 January 7, 1972: Rehnquist Appointed to Supreme Court; Dodges Allegations of Racial Harassment
  44. 1972-01-29 January 29, 1972: Liddy Proposes ‘Operation Gemstone’ to Gather Intelligence on Democrats
  45. 1972-02-07 February 7, 1972: Comprehensive Federal Campaign Finance Reform Law Passed
  46. 1972-03-20 March 20-30, 1972: Nixon Confirms Plan to Bug Democrats
  47. 1972-03-21 March 21, 1972: Supreme Court Overturns Tennessee Law Purporting to Prevent Voter Fraud
  48. 1972-05-05 May 5, 1972: Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Becomes Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (DCPA)
  49. 1972-05-27 May 27-28, 1972: ’Plumbers’ Install Surveillance Bugs in Democratic National Committee Offices
  50. 1972-05-29 May 29, 1972: ’Plumbers’ Begin Monitoring Democrats