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Events Recently Added to the US Civil Liberties timeline
- 5/16
- Court Throws Out Controversial Georgia Voter Identification Law Likened to ‘Jim Crow’ Voter Suppression Laws, September 19, 2006, posted by mtuck
- 5/16
- Voting Rights Head Claims Georgia Voter ID Law Not Discriminatory, November 25, 2005, posted by mtuck
- 5/16
- Washington State Democrats Assert that Rove, White House behind Efforts to Force Recall in Gubernatorial Election, March 5, 2005, posted by mtuck
- 5/16
- Justice Department Receives Request to Investigate ‘Voting Irregularities’ in 2004 Election in Washington State, March 3-24, 2005, posted by mtuck
- 5/16
- Deputy Attorney General Considers US Attorney ‘Weak’ due to Morale Problems in Office, February 28, 2005, posted by mtuck
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What's New?
7/3/2012 Voting Rights and Campaign Finance
The topic of voting rights and campaign finance in the United States (arguably two topics, but demonstrably linked) is tremendously controversial. As with many such topics, the mainstream media provides more heat than light, with pundits weighing in on one side or the other but providing information consumers with little new information. The goal of this new category … More
8/10/2009 Mark Klein's Book, Other Issues Covered
Further revelations of Bush-era civil liberties depredations, and the continuation of some of these policies by the Obama administration, will continue to move this project forward in the upcoming weeks. Blackmax looks forward to reading and writing entries based on AT&T whistleblower Mark Klein’s new book, Wiring Up the Big Brother Machine. We welcome … More
6/25/2008 Project Moving Forward
Some of the contributors and editors most involved in this project have temporarily refocused their efforts on related material in other projects, but this project continues to move forward. New material from a variety of sources, including What Happened by former White House secretary Scott McClellan, is in preparation. You’re invited to join the project.
12/24/2007 The Civil Liberties Project
This is the History Commons project for the loss of US civil liberties under the current administration, and before. We are currently focusing on several topics, including the expansion of executive power (the “unitary executive”), the NSA’s domestic surveillance program, the use of “national security letters” to force information … More |
Recently Added Events
Showing 41-60 of 100 recently added events: previous 20 next 20 - 4/29
- Supreme Court Strikes Down Montana Campaign Finance Law Banning Corporate Election Spending, June 25, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 4/29
- Former US Attorney Cleared of Wrongdoing in Partisan Prosecution Investigation, May 28, 2010, posted by mtuck
- 4/29
- New York Times Editorial Speculates on Political Motivation of Wisconsin Corruption Prosecution, April 16, 2007, posted by mtuck
- 4/29
- Wisconsin Republicans Prepare ‘Voter Fraud’ Report for Rove, Early 2005, posted by mtuck
- 4/29
- New US Attorney Does Well in Performance Review, March 2002, posted by mtuck
- 4/29
- White House Asks for Resignations of Almost All US Attorneys, January 2001, posted by mtuck
- 4/24
- Justice Department Official Questions Validity of Wisconsin Corruption Case, May 3, 2007, posted by mtuck
- 4/24
- Civil Rights Officials Engage in Racist Banter, August 2004, posted by mtuck
- 4/24
- Evaluation of US Attorney Marred by ‘Inaccurate’ Complaints from Assistants, July 12-16, 2004, posted by mtuck
- 4/24
- Justice Department Informs US Attorney Her Firearms Prosecution Numbers Are Too Low, July 2004, posted by mtuck
- 4/24
- Justice Department Lists US Attorneys, Includes Personal Notations, September 30, 2003, posted by mtuck
- 4/20
- Feingold: Campaign Finance System Shattered by ‘Citizens United,’ up to Court to Repair, June 14, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 4/20
- Montana Supreme Court Rules that State Campaign Finance Ban Stands in Spite of ‘Citizens United’ Decision, December 30, 2011 and After, posted by mtuck
- 4/19
- Court Disallows Corporations Making Direct Contributions to Candidates, June 28, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 4/19
- Former Senator: Rulings Prove Supreme Court Has Become a ‘Partisan Arm of Corporate America,’ Says Nation in ‘Constitutional Crisis’, June 27, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 4/19
- Former Secretary of State Hosts SuperPAC Fundraiser, June 25, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 4/19
- Analysis: 85% of Campaign Ads by ‘Third-Party’ Groups Contain Deceptive Content, June 20, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 4/19
- US Supreme Court Issues Stay on Montana Supreme Court’s Ruling against ‘Citizens United,’ Will Likely Hear Appeal, February 10-17, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 4/19
- Romney Says Super PACS a ‘Disaster’ for Campaign Finance, Advocates for Direct Contributions to Candidates, December 11, 2011, posted by mtuck
- 4/9
- Pennsylvania Republican Says Voter ID Laws Will Allow Romney to Win State, June 23, 2012, posted by mtuck
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Recently Updated Events
Showing 21-40 of 100 recently updated events: previous 20 next 20 - 5/8
- NSA Director Replies to Congressional Letter concerning NSA Post-9/11 Surveillance Expansion, October 18, 2001, posted by paxvector
- 5/7
- Justice Department: US Can Conduct Warrantless Surveillance against Citizens, September 25, 2001, posted by paxvector
- 5/7
- DOJ Issues Legal Opinion Directly Supporting Warrantless Domestic Surveillance, November 2, 2001, posted by paxvector
- 4/16
- Justice Department Defends NSA Wiretapping Program, January 19, 2006, posted by mtuck
- 4/16
- Protect America Act Sails through Congress, August 1-4, 2007, posted by mtuck
- 4/16
- Former AT&T Technician Lobbies Congress about NSA Wiretapping, November 7-8, 2007, posted by mtuck
- 1/8
- EFF Sues AT&T for Collaborating with NSA in Warrantless Wiretapping Program, January 31, 2006, posted by mtuck
- 1/1
- USA Today Reports NSA, Telecom Firms Cooperating in NSA Domestic Surveillance, May 11, 2006, posted by mtuck
- 1/1
- Lawsuit Shows NSA Worked with AT&T to Spy on American Citizens Seven Months before 9/11 Attacks, June 26, 2006, posted by mtuck
- 12/28
- AT&T Constructs Secret Surveillance Facility in Main Operations Center, Late 2002-Early 2003, posted by mtuck
- 12/28
- Cheney Briefs ‘Gang of Eight’ Congressional Leaders on Warrantless Wiretapping Program; Reportedly Misleads Them, March 10, 2004, posted by mtuck
- 12/28
- NSA Constructs ‘Secret Rooms’ for Wiretapping US Citizens in AT&T Switching Centers, January 2003, posted by mtuck
- 12/5
- George W. Bush Inaugurated as President, January 21, 2001, posted by mtuck
- 8/12
- Human Rights Groups Allege Dozens of Prisoners Have Disappeared into Secret US Prisons, June 7, 2007, posted by Paul
- 7/16
- Cabinet-Level Bush Officials Frequently Discuss and Approve Specific ‘Harsh’ Interrogation Techniques, April 2002 and After, posted by mtuck
- 12/19
- CIA Destroys Videotapes of Detainees’ Interrogations without Advance Notification, November 2005, posted by KJF
- 7/25
- District Court Upholds Bankruptcy Court Ruling in Favor of Inslaw, November 22, 1989, posted by KJF
- 5/10
- Bankruptcy Judge Rules Justice Department Obtained Enhanced PROMIS by ‘Trickery, Fraud, and Deceit’, September 28, 1987, posted by KJF
- 3/19
- EPA Allows Industry Lobbyists to Write Mercury Regulation, January 2004, posted by Derek
- 2/27
- OLC: Past, Present Interrogation Methods Not Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading, May 10, 2005, posted by mtuck
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The US Civil Liberties project covers a number of issues: the expansion of executive power (the so-called “unitary executive”), the NSA’s domestic surveillance program, the use of “national security letters” to force information from citizens, voting rights, campaign finance, and other all-too-pertinent topics. We invite you to become part of our exploration.
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