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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 101–150 of 1841

  1. 1972-06-19 June 19, 1972: Supreme Court Holds Warrantless Wiretapping of US Citizens Unconstitutional
  2. 1972-06-22 June 22, 1972: Supreme Court Rules Unions Can Participate in Political Campaigns
  3. 1972-10-22 October 22, 1972: Congressman Criticizes Ongoing Emergency Censorship Program
  4. 1973-01-22 January 22, 1973: ’Roe v. Wade’ Legalizes Abortion in US
  5. 1973-07-01 July 1, 1973: President Richard M. Nixon Eliminates Office of Emergency Preparedness, Reassigns Responsibilities
  6. 1974-06-24 June 24, 1974: Supreme Court Upholds States’ Right to Deny Convicted Felons Right to Vote
  7. 1974-09-25 September 25, 1974: Ford Weighs Decision to Veto Freedom of Information Act Amendments
  8. 1974-11-05 November 5, 1974: California Restores Voting Rights to Ex-Felons
  9. 1974-11-20 November 20-21, 1974: Freedom of Information Act Strengthened by Congressional Amendments
  10. 1974-12-01 11:10 a.m. December 1, 1974: TWA Jet Crashes near Secret Underground Bunker
  11. 1974-12-21 December 21, 1974: New York Times Reveals CIA Spied on US Citizens for Decades
  12. 1975-05-12 May 12-15, 1975: Ford Commits Marines without Congressional Approval in ‘Mayaguez’ Incident
  13. 1975-05-15 May 15, 1975 and After: Investigations Probe Operation Shamrock, Lead to Passage of FISA Law
  14. 1975-05-25 May 25, 1975: Journalist Reveals US Spy Program; Cheney Recommends Burglaries and Indictments as Retaliation
  15. 1975-06-26 June 26, 1975: Responsibilities for Emergency Management, Continuity of Government Transferred to Federal Preparedness Agency
  16. 1975-09-09 September 9, 1975: Emergency Planners Accused of Spying at Congressional Hearing
  17. 1976-01-29 January 29, 1976: Pike Committee Report Criticizing US Intelligence Agencies Is Suppressed
  18. 1976-01-30 January 30, 1976: Supreme Court Modifies 1971 Federal Election Campaign Act Provisions, Finds Campaign Donations Are Protected ‘Free Speech’
  19. 1976-02-28 February 28, 1976: Ford Limits US Intelligence Agencies’ Abilities to Spy on US Citizens, Bans Political Assassinations
  20. 1976-03-30 March 30, 1976: Supreme Court Abrogates Part of Voting Rights Act, Finds Redistricting Can Be Unfair to Minorities
  21. 1976-05-11 May 11, 1976: Election Campaign Law Amended in Light of Supreme Court Ruling
  22. 1976-10-04 October 4, 1976: Butz Resigns over Obscene, Racist Joke
  23. 1978-01-24 January 24, 1978: Executive Order Bans Domestic Surveillance, Political Assassinations
  24. 1978-04-26 April 26, 1978: Supreme Court Finds Corporate Political Donations ‘Free Speech’
  25. 1979-04-01 April 1, 1979: Federal Emergency Management Agency Takes Over National Disaster Planning
  26. 1979-04-01 April 1, 1979-Present: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Secretly Dedicated to Continuity of Government Program
  27. 1979-05-23 May 23, 1979: Carter Issues Executive Order Allowing Warrantless Wiretapping of Foreign Sources
  28. 1980-01-08 January 8, 1980: Federal Election Law Amended Again, Creates ‘Soft Money’ Donations
  29. 1980-04-22 April 22, 1980: Supreme Court Abrogates Major Portion of Voting Rights Act
  30. 1980-11-18 November 18, 1980: Cheney Urges Reagan’s Chief of Staff to Push for ‘Restoration’ of Presidential Powers
  31. 1981-05-18 May 18, 1981: Giuffrida Confirmed as Next Director of FEMA
  32. 1981-08-13 August 13, 1981 or Before: PROMIS Oversight Committee Formed at Justice Department
  33. 1981-11-02 November 2, 1981: Justice Department Requests Proposals for Installation of PROMIS Software
  34. 1981-12-04 December 4, 1981: Executive Order Establishes ‘National Security Letters’
  35. 1982-04-02 April 2, 1982: INSLAW Tells Justice Department It Intends to Market Enhanced PROMIS Commercially
  36. 1982-04-14 April 14, 1982: Justice Department Official Suggests Terminating PROMIS Installation Contract
  37. 1982-04-19 April 19, 1982: Justice Department Official Criticizes Inslaw in Meeting
  38. 1982-05-17 Before May 17, 1982: Inslaw Makes Government-Funded Enhancement to PROMIS Software
  39. 1982-05-26 May 26, 1982: Inslaw Again Tells Justice Department It Intends to Market PROMIS
  40. 1982-06-30 June 30, 1982: FEMA Memo Outlines Standby Martial Law Doctrine
  41. 1982-07-01 July 1, 1982: Inslaw Memo Sets Out Justice Department Manager’s Attitude to Company
  42. 1982-07-17 July 17, 1982: Inslaw Employee Says Company Has Made $1 Million in Private Enhancements to PROMIS over Last Year
  43. 1982-08-11 August 11, 1982: Justice Department Admits Inslaw Owns Privately-Funded PROMIS Enhancements
  44. 1982-09-14 September 14, 1982: President Reagan Orders Overhaul of Secret Emergency Plans
  45. 1982-11-10 November 10, 1982: Justice Department Says Inslaw in Default of PROMIS Contract
  46. 1982-11-19 November 19, 1982: Justice Department Requests Copy of PROMIS Software
  47. 1982-12-06 December 6, 1982: Justice Department Demands Inslaw Hand over PROMIS Software, Inslaw Asks for Contract Modification
  48. 1982-12-09 December 9, 1982: Justice Department Official Mentions Possibility of Inslaw Bankruptcy, Says Department Should Get Copy of PROMIS
  49. 1983-03-18 March 18, 1983: Justice Department Again Demands Enhanced PROMIS Software, Says It Will Think about Acknowledging Inslaw’s Rights to Enhancements
  50. 1983-04-11 April 11, 1983: Inslaw and Justice Department Sign Modification to PROMIS Contract