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US Civil Liberties

1841 events in this timeline

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  1. 1983-04-11 Shortly After April 11, 1983: Massachusetts Asks Justice Department Component about Availability of PROMIS from Sources Other than Inslaw
  2. 1983-04-22 April 22, 1983: Justice Department Memo Documents Numerous Occasions PROMIS Versions Provided to Others
  3. 1983-04-22 Before April 22, 1983: Justice Department Component Discusses Availability of PROMIS with Bureau of Justice Statistics
  4. 1983-04-22 Before April 22, 1983: Justice Department Component Provides Government Versions of PROMIS to Potential Contractors
  5. 1983-04-22 Before April 22, 1983: Justice Department Component Provides Government Version of PROMIS to Contractor for Benchmarking
  6. 1983-04-22 Before April 22, 1983: Justice Department Component Discusses Providing PROMIS to Department’s Criminal Division
  7. 1983-04-22 Between Early 1982 and April 22, 1983: Justice Department Component Offers Government-Owned Version of PROMIS to Pennsylvania State Government
  8. 1983-05-06 May 6, 1983: Justice Department Official Says PROMIS Will Be Provided to Israeli Government
  9. 1983-05-12 May 12, 1983: PROMIS Application Handed Over for Passage to Israeli Government
  10. 1983-07-21 July 21, 1983: Justice Department Says Dissemination of PROMIS Software Still Limited under Agreement with Inslaw
  11. 1983-07-28 July 28, 1983: Criminal Recruited for Continuity of Government Program
  12. 1983-08-29 Between August 29, 1983 and February 18, 1985: Inslaw Implements PROMIS in 20 US Attorneys Offices
  13. 1983-09-21 September 21, 1983: Despite Reports, Emergency Censorship Program Still Active
  14. 1983-12-29 December 29, 1983: Justice Department Decides to Terminate Part of PROMIS Contract
  15. 1984-02-13 February 13, 1984: Future Supreme Court Justice Says Presidential Papers Should Remain Secret
  16. 1984-04-05 April 5-13, 1984: Government Conducts Continuity Exercise Rex-84
  17. 1984-05-16 May 16, 1984: Future Supreme Court Justice Says President Should Retain Control over National Archives
  18. 1984-08-02 August 2, 1984: Attorney General Objects to FEMA Martial Law Plans
  19. 1984-08-15 August 15, 1984: Justice Department Official Says Conceding Inslaw’s Ownership of Enhanced PROMIS Would Alter Department’s ‘Rights in Data’
  20. 1984-09-25 September 25, 1984: Standby Legislation Would Suspend Constitution, Allow FEMA Takeover
  21. 1984-11-28 November 28, 1984: Supreme Court Holds that Lobbying Expenditures for Political Purposes Are Protected Free Speech
  22. 1985-03-13 March 13, 1985: Inslaw Representatives Meet with Deputy Attorney General, Ask for Investigation of PROMIS Affair
  23. 1985-03-13 After March 13, 1985: Justice Department Starts Internal Review of Inslaw Affair, Content of Review Disputed
  24. 1985-04-16 April 16, 1985: Supreme Court Allows Disenfranchisement of Convicted Criminals, Bars ‘Racially Discriminatory Intent’
  25. 1985-04-30 April 30, 1985: Justice Department Analysis Says Inslaw Has Made No Proprietary Enhancements to PROMIS Software
  26. 1985-06-24 Between June 24, 1985 and September 2, 1987: Justice Department Installs Enhanced PROMIS at Attorneys’ Offices despite Inslaw Protests
  27. 1985-07-24 July 24, 1985: FEMA Director Decides to Resign amid Allegations of Corruption
  28. 1985-07-25 July 25, 1985: Subcommittee Details Corruption, Abuses at FEMA
  29. 1985-08-23 August 23, 1985 - December 1985: Justice Department Moves to Include Presidential Signing Statements in Legislative Histories
  30. 1985-09-09 September 9, 1985: Inslaw Complains about Additional PROMIS Installations
  31. 1985-11-15 November 15, 1985: Justice Department Makes Counterproposal for Settlement of PROMIS Dispute
  32. 1986-02-06 February 6, 1986 and After: Justice Department Recommends Incremental Increase in Use of Signing Statements
  33. 1986-02-21 February 21, 1986: Justice Department Says Inslaw Has Not Made Proprietary Enhancements to PROMIS
  34. 1986-03-14 March 14, 1986: Inslaw Warns Justice Department against Use of Enhanced PROMIS Software
  35. 1986-04-11 April 11, 1986: Cheney Defends White House’s Unilateral Decision to Bomb Libya
  36. 1986-04-30 April 30, 1986: Meese Report Creates Unitary Executive Theory
  37. 1986-06-09 June 9, 1986: Inslaw Files Action against Justice Department in Bankruptcy Court
  38. 1986-06-16 June 16, 1986: Senator Asks Justice Department Oversight Unit about Inslaw Allegations
  39. 1986-06-23 June 23, 1986: Inslaw Files First Claim with Board of Appeals over PROMIS Dispute
  40. 1986-07-09 July 9, 1986: Senator Asks Justice Department about Inslaw Case
  41. 1986-07-09 After July 9, 1986: Deputy Attorney General Told Justice Department Has Waived Rights to Enhanced PROMIS Software
  42. 1986-09-26 September 26, 1986: Rehnquist Becomes Chief Justice; Misled Congress in Confirmation Hearings
  43. 1986-09-26 September 26, 1986: Scalia Sworn in for Supreme Court; Emblematic of GOP Efforts to Transform Judiciary
  44. 1986-12-15 December 15, 1986: Supreme Court Rules that Anti-Abortion Election Flyers Protected by Free Speech
  45. 1987-06-19 June 19, 1987: Former Deputy Attorney General Claims Attorney General Informed of Inslaw Affair
  46. 1987-06-19 June 19, 1987: High Justice Department Official Says Inslaw Case Should Be Reassigned to Another Judge
  47. 1987-07-07 July 7, 1987: Deputy Attorney General Asks Subordinates for ‘More Favorable Disposition’ of Inslaw Case
  48. 1987-07-07 After July 7, 1987: Justice Department Report Says Inslaw Judge Cannot Be Removed over Alleged Bias
  49. 1987-09-28 September 28, 1987: Bankruptcy Judge Rules Justice Department Obtained Enhanced PROMIS by ‘Trickery, Fraud, and Deceit’
  50. 1987-10-14 October 14, 1987: Justice Department Oversight Unit Again Begins to Investigate Inslaw Allegations