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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 1-20 of 100 recently added events: next 20 - 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
- 5/14
- Texas Republican Campaign Operative Mounts Harsh Campaign to Pack Alabama Supreme Court with Republicans, Alleges Vote Fraud and Vote Theft, Early 1994 - October 1995, posted by mtuck
- 5/14
- Justice Department Official Says US Attorneys who are ‘Loyal Bushies’ Will Not Be Fired, January 9, 2005, posted by mtuck
- 5/14
- US Attorney Investigates Republican Allegations of Voter Fraud, Comes Up Empty, September 15-19, 2004, posted by mtuck
- 5/13
- House Staffer Asks US Attorney about Voter Fraud Allegations, January 4, 2005, posted by mtuck
- 5/13
- US Attorney Warned of Eroding Political Support due to Position on Voter Fraud, January 2005, posted by mtuck
- 5/13
- US Attorney Issues Noncommital Statement on Allegations of Voter Fraud in Washington State Gubernatorial Race, Finds No Evidence to Support Allegations, January 4, 2005, posted by mtuck
- 5/13
- US Attorney Contacted about Voter Fraud Allegations in Disputed Washington Gubernatorial Race, Late 2004 or Early 2005, posted by mtuck
- 5/13
- US Attorney ‘Pushy’ with Justice Department over Investigation of Colleague, Late October 2001 - March 2002, posted by mtuck
- 5/10
- Pilot Program for Justice Department Information Sharing Database Implemented, Some Agencies Resistant, Early 2005 - Spring 2005, posted by mtuck
- 5/10
- Justice Department Responds to Congressman’s Concerns about Immigration Prosecutions in US Attorney Districts, (December 30, 2004), posted by mtuck
- 5/10
- White House Reassures US Attorneys, Other Presidential Appointees They Will Not Be Asked to Resign, November 4, 2004, posted by mtuck
- 5/10
- Rove, Fox News Host Trade Unproven Allegations of Massive Voter Fraud, November 2, 2004, posted by mtuck
- 5/10
- Representatives Request ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy towards ‘Alien Smuggling’ from Attorney General, July 30, 2004, posted by mtuck
- 5/9
- Senate Republican Policy Committee Urges Congress to Pass Laws Requiring Voter ID, February 15, 2005, posted by mtuck
- 5/9
- Attorney General Appoints New Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, February 15, 2005, posted by mtuck
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Recently Updated Events
Showing 1-20 of 100 recently updated events: next 20 - 4/24
- Evaluation of US Attorney Marred by ‘Inaccurate’ Complaints from Assistants, July 12-16, 2004, posted by mtuck
- 4/19
- Representative Asks US Attorney about Decision Not to Prosecute Alleged ‘Illegal Alien Smuggler’, February 2, 2004, posted by mtuck
- 3/26
- US Attorney for Arkansas Does Well in Performance Review, April or August 2002, posted by mtuck
- 3/19
- Ryan Sworn in as US Attorney for Northern California, August 2, 2002, posted by mtuck
- 3/2
- California US Attorney Identified as ‘Underperforming’ in Firearms Prosecutions, March 10, 2004, posted by mtuck
- 2/6
- US Attorney Performs Well in First Performance Review, May 2002, posted by mtuck
- 2/6
- CIA Director Goss Resigns amid Scandal; Replaced by Former NSA Director Michael Hayden, May 5, 2006, posted by mtuck
- 2/4
- US Attorney for Arizona Does Well in First Performance Evaluation, December 2003, posted by mtuck
- 1/29
- US Attorney for Northern California Receives Positive Evaluation, February 2003, posted by mtuck
- 1/29
- US Attorney Does Well in First Performance Review, 2002, posted by mtuck
- 9/30
- Olbermann: ‘Citizens United’ Decision Means Corporations Will Own and Operate US Political System, January 21, 2010, posted by Derek
- 9/7
- Supreme Court Upholds States’ Right to Deny Convicted Felons Right to Vote, June 24, 1974, posted by mtuck
- 8/13
- Roosevelt Advocates Federal Regulation, Oversight of Corporations, August 23, 1902, posted by mtuck
- 8/10
- Seventeenth Amendment Requires US Senators to Be Elected, Not Appointed, 1913, posted by mtuck
- 8/8
- Judge Denies Government Motion for Reconsideration, Affirms Block of Indefinite Detention Law Applies to All US Persons, June 6, 2012, posted by paxvector
- 8/7
- Law Prohibits Government from Soliciting Campaign Donations from Civil Service Workers, 1883, posted by mtuck
- 7/31
- Congress Passes Bill Authorizing Indefinite Military Detention of US Citizens, December 15, 2011, posted by paxvector
- 7/28
- Florida Ramps Up Disenfranchisement Strategies for Minority Voters via Error-Riddled ‘Purge Lists’, 1998 and After, posted by mtuck
- 7/24
- Obama Administration Asks Judge to Reconsider Order Blocking Indefinite Detention, May 25, 2012, posted by paxvector
- 5/9
- NSA Begins Operating under ‘Expansive View’ of Its Authority, Possibly in Violation of the Law, After September 11, 2001, posted by paxvector
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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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