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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.

Showing 301–350 of 1841

  1. 2000-06-30 June 30, 2000: New Campaign Finance Law Requires ‘527’ Organizations to Disclose Donors, Expenditures, Funding
  2. 2000-07-12 July 12, 2000: Conservative Law Professor Blasts Clinton’s ‘Undermining’ of Executive, Legislative Balance of Power
  3. 2000-11-04 November 4, 2000: Massachusetts Prohibits Jailed Convicts from Voting
  4. 2000-11-07 November 7, 2000: Florida Denies Thousands of African-Americans Their Vote
  5. 2000-11-07 Early Afternoon, November 7, 2000: Florida NAACP Official Receives Reports that African-American Registered Voters Not on Voting Rolls
  6. 2000-11-07 November 7, 2000: Two Heavily Democratic Precincts in Florida County Fail to Register Votes for President in Large Numbers
  7. 2000-11-07 11:30 a.m. November 7, 2000: African-American Voters in Florida County Blocked from Reaching Polling Places by Police Roadblocks
  8. 2000-11-22 9:00 a.m. and after, November 22, 2000: Florida County Halts Manual Recounts; Election Board Proceedings Disrupted by ‘Brooks Brothers Riot’
  9. 2000-11-29 (November 29, 2000): Justice O’Connor Intends to Overturn Florida Supreme Court Decision, Grant Bush Election, Says Her Clerk
  10. 2000-12-12 9:54 p.m. December 12, 2000: Supreme Court ‘Bush v. Gore’ Ruling Throws Out Florida Recounts, Gives Presidency to Bush
  11. 2001-01-20 January 20, 2001 and After: Cheney’s People Take Control of Large Areas of Bush Administration, Begin Expansion of Presidential Power
  12. 2001-01-20 January 20, 2001: Cheney Has ‘Different Understanding’ with Bush about His Role, He Tells Former Vice President
  13. 2001-01-20 January 20, 2001: Bush Freezes 300 Pending Clinton Regulations
  14. 2001-01-20 January 20, 2001: President Bush Delays Release of Reagan Papers
  15. 2001-01-21 January 21, 2001: George W. Bush Inaugurated as President
  16. 2001-01-21 January 21, 2001: Bush Legal Team Ordered to Expand Presidential Power, Tighten Conservative Grip on Judiciary
  17. 2001-01-29 January 29, 2001 - December 12, 2002: Bush Issues Executive Orders Allowing Faith-Based Aid Providers to Proselytize Aid Recipients
  18. 2001-01-29 January 29, 2001: Bush Wants to Preserve Executive Powers for Himself, ‘Predecessors’
  19. 2001-02-27 February 27, 2001: Qwest CEO Refuses to Cooperate with NSA in Alleged Domestic Wiretapping Program
  20. 2001-03-15 March 15, 2001: New Mexico Reinstates Convicted Felons’ Right to Vote
  21. 2001-03-16 March 16, 2001: Southern California US Attorney Announces Resignation
  22. 2001-03-19 March 19, 2001: Clinton Appointee Retained as US Attorney for Rhode Island
  23. 2001-04-04 April 4, 2001: Bugging Techniques Reach New Heights
  24. 2001-05-04 April 19 - May 4, 2001: Task Force Refuses Congressional Request to Examine Records of Meetings
  25. 2001-05-08 May 8, 2001: Cheney to Oversee National Effort for Responding to Domestic Attacks, but No Action Is Taken before 9/11
  26. 2001-05-08 May 8, 2001: GAO Announces Intention to Investigate Energy Task Force
  27. 2001-05-10 May 10-17, 2001: Cheney Lawyer Rebuffs GAO Attempts to Discuss Energy Task Force
  28. 2001-06-01 June 1, 2001: GAO Defends Demand for Energy Task Force Documents
  29. 2001-06-07 June 7, 2001: Cheney’s Lawyer Tells GAO US Law Does Not Apply to Energy Task Force
  30. 2001-06-21 June 21, 2001: Cheney’s Counsel Sends Meaningless Financial Documents to GAO
  31. 2001-06-25 June 25, 2001: Conservative Watchdog Group Demands Energy Task Force Records
  32. 2001-07-03 July 3, 2001: Cheney’s Lawyer Refuses to Speak with GAO over Task Force Documents
  33. 2001-07-05 July 5, 2001: Addington Refuses Watchdog Group’s Request for Energy Task Force Documents
  34. 2001-07-11 July 11, 2001: European Parliament Report: Echelon Data Provided to US Corporations
  35. 2001-07-14 July 14, 2001: Watchdog Group Sues for Energy Task Force Records
  36. 2001-07-18 July 18, 2001: GAO Reiterates Request for Information Regarding Cheney’s Task Force
  37. 2001-07-26 July 26, 2001: Cheney Turns Request for Records into Battle between White House, Congress
  38. 2001-07-31 July 31, 2001: GAO Scales Back Request for Energy Task Force Documents
  39. 2001-08-01 August 1, 2001: Cheney’s Lawyer Again Rebuffs GAO’s Request for Task Force Information
  40. 2001-08-02 August 2, 2001: Cheney Accuses GAO of Exceeding Constitutional Authority in Energy Task Force Document Request
  41. 2001-08-17 August 17, 2001: GAO Chief Reiterates Position regarding Cheney Task Force Information
  42. 2001-08-21 August 21, 2001: Administration Breaks Precedent, Releases Edited Tapes of Private Conversations Between Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister
  43. 2001-09-04 September 4, 2001: Corporate Lawyer Joins Office of Legal Counsel; Will Work Extensively on National Security Issues
  44. 2001-09-06 September 6, 2001: Cheney’s Office Sends GAO List of ‘Support Staff’
  45. 2001-09-10 January 20-September 10, 2001: Bush Administration Very Secretive Even Before 9/11
  46. 2001-09-11 (Between Late Morning and Early Afternoon) September 11, 2001: Congressional Leaders Evacuated to Secure Location outside Washington
  47. 2001-09-11 (2:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: All-Republican US Shadow Government is Formed
  48. 2001-09-11 (After 10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Vice President Cheney Assembles Legal Team for Expanding Presidential Power
  49. 2001-09-11 (11:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Paul Wolfowitz and Others Leave Pentagon for Alternate Command Center
  50. 2001-09-11 (9:50 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Speaker of the House Hastert Evacuated to Secure Location outside Washington