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US Civil Liberties

1841 events in this timeline

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

This is the home page for the US Civil Liberties investigative project, one of several grassroots investigations being hosted on the History Commons website. The data published as part of this investigation has been collected, organized, and published by members of the public who are registered users of this website.

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  1. 1991-08-10 Shortly After August 10, 1991: FBI Agent Suspects Foul Play in Death of Journalist Investigating Inslaw Affair
  2. 1991-08-10 Shortly Before August 10, 1991: Journalist Investigating Inslaw Octopus Tells Friends Not to Believe Suicide in Event of His Death
  3. 1991-08-28 July 2-August 28, 1991: Clarence Thomas Nominated for Supreme Court
  4. 1991-10-02 October 2, 1991: Former Justice Department Official Claims PROMIS Possibly Transferred from Department to Private Business
  5. 1991-10-06 October 6-7, 1991: Hearings Begin on Clarence Thomas for Supreme Court, Thomas Dissembles overRoe v. Wade
  6. 1991-10-08 October 8-12, 1991: Conservative Supporters Defend Thomas, Smear Hill
  7. 1991-10-08 October 8, 1991: Hill Charges Thomas with Sexual Harassment
  8. 1991-10-09 October 9, 1991: Inslaw Files Application for Hearing by Supreme Court in PROMIS Case
  9. 1991-10-10 October 10, 1991: Former Customs Services Officer Claims Key Justice Department Official Linked to Company Allegedly Involved in PROMIS Deals
  10. 1991-10-11 October 11-12, 1991: Thomas Denies Sexual Harassment Charges
  11. 1991-10-13 October 13, 1991: Thomas Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
  12. 1991-11-13 November 13, 1991: Attorney General Appoints Special Counsel in Inslaw Affair
  13. 1991-11-13 November 13, 1991: Judge Says Findings of Fact in PROMIS Case Have Left ‘Cloud’ over Justice Department
  14. 1991-12-04 December 4, 1991: Canadian Ambassador Denies Canada Has PROMIS Software
  15. 1992-01-01 January 1, 1992: Conservative Author Writes Treatise Promoting ‘Unitary Executive’ Theory of Presidency
  16. 1992-01-13 January 13, 1992: Supreme Court Denies Inslaw Leave to Appeal
  17. 1992-01-14 January 14, 1992: Inslaw Lawyer Argues for Renewed Investigation of Reporter’s Death
  18. 1992-01-21 January 21, 1992: Key Inslaw Affair Witness Gives Telephone Interview to House Judiciary Committee, but No Sworn Statement
  19. 1992-01-25 January 25, 1992: Journalist’s Death Again Found to Be Suicide
  20. 1992-02-07 February 7, 1992: Government Accountability Office Finds Problems with Justice Department Oversight Unit
  21. 1992-05-06 May 1-May 6, 1992: Combat Troops Deployed to Los Angeles in Response to Riots
  22. 1992-05-11 May 11, 1992: Bush Vetoes Campaign Finance Reform Legislation that Would Provide for Public Funding of Congressional Campaigns
  23. 1992-05-31 May 31, 1992-July 31, 1995: Secret Relocation Center Shut Down after Exposure
  24. 1992-07-01 July 1, 1992: Cheney Aide Grilled on Evasion of Congress
  25. 1992-09-16 September 16, 1992: Court Dismisses Lawsuit because of Risk of Disclosure of ‘State Secrets’
  26. 1993-03-24 March 24, 1993: Attorney General Asks for Resignations of All US Attorneys
  27. 1993-04-04 April 4, 1993: Former Reagan Justice Department Official Accuses Clinton of Politicizing Justice Department by Firing US Attorneys
  28. 1993-05-20 May 20, 1993: ’Motor Voter’ Law Facilitates Voter Registration
  29. 1993-06-28 June 28, 1993: Supreme Court Restricts Electoral District Mapping Based on Race
  30. 1993-11-30 November 30, 1993: ’Brady Bill’ Imposes Waiting Period on Handgun Purchases, Enrages Gun Enthusiasts
  31. 1994-04-18 April 18, 1994: Officials Say Secret Continuity of Government Program Shutting Down, but Project Lives On
  32. 1994-09-13 September 13, 1994: Congress Passes ‘Omnibus Crime Bill,’ Outlaws 19 Assault Weapons
  33. 1994-09-27 September 27, 1994: Justice Department Issues Report Saying ‘No Credible Basis’ for Inslaw Claims
  34. 1994-10-21 October 21, 1994: US Ratifies Convention against Torture Treaty
  35. 1995-01-01 January 1, 1995: New Law Gives US Government Better Ability to Wiretap US Phones
  36. 1995-02-09 February 9, 1995: Clinton Executive Order Extends Warrantless Surveillance Capabilities of Justice Department
  37. 1995-06-21 June 21, 1995: President Clinton Assigns New Counterterrorism Responsibilities
  38. 1995-06-29 June 29, 1995: Supreme Court Further Limits Redistricting Based on Racial Concerns
  39. 1996-06-26 June 26, 1996: Court Rules in Favor of Colorado Political Party’s Campaign Expenditures
  40. 1996-07-15 July 15, 1996: President Clinton Signs Executive Order on Critical Infrastructure Protection
  41. 1997-05-12 May 12, 1997: Supreme Court Gives Permission for Racially Discriminatory Redistricting
  42. 1997-07-31 July 31, 1997: Court of Federal Claims Finds Inslaw Allegations Have ‘No Merit’
  43. 1997-10-06 October 6, 1997: Former Watergate Lawyer Argues that Supreme Court Does Not Have Final Word on Constitutional Questions; Advocates Expanded Presidential Powers
  44. 1998-10-21 October 21, 1998: Presidential Directive Updates Continuity of Government Plan to Deal with Terrorist Threat
  45. 1998-11-30 November 30, 1998: NSA Admits to Having Classified Information on Princess Diana
  46. 1999-07-26 July 26, 1999: FEMA Sets Out Criteria for Government Agencies’ Responses to Emergencies, Including Terrorist Attacks
  47. 2000-02-27 February 27, 2000: Echelon Raises Concerns Over Global Monitoring of Communications
  48. 2000-02-27 February 27, 2000: NSA Spied on Public Figures, Human Rights Organizations, Intelligence Officials Reveal
  49. 2000-03-06 March 6, 2000: New York Times Decries Recent ‘Issue Ads’ by Group Sympathetic to Bush Campaign, Says Ads Are Symptomatic of Dysfunctional Campaign Finance Laws
  50. 2000-03-07 March 7, 2000: McCain Campaign Files Complaints over Bush Campaign Ads, Says Ads Violate Campaign Finance Law