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Events Recently Added to the US Civil Liberties timeline
- 5/21
- Justice Department Lawyer Generates ‘Performance Chart’ for All US Attorneys, February 24, 2005 and After, posted by mtuck
- 5/21
- US Attorney for Southern California Does Well in First Performance Review, August 22, 2003, posted by mtuck
- 5/21
- US Attorney Warmly Praises Former Assistant US Attorney Now Serving as RNC Research Director, August 13, 2002, posted by mtuck
- 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
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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 21-40 of 100 recently added events: previous 20 next 20 - 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
- 5/9
- US Attorney for Southern California Does Well in Performance Review, Concerns about Firearms, Immigration Prosecutions Noted, February 7-11, 2005, posted by mtuck
- 5/9
- US Attorney Comes under Fire from Justice Department Officials, January 31 - March 21, 2005, posted by mtuck
- 5/9
- White House Office of Political Affairs Learns of Plans to Fire US Attorneys, February or March 2005, posted by mtuck
- 5/9
- White House Contacts Justice Department Official about Firing US Attorneys, Relays Idea from Rove, January 6, 2005, posted by mtuck
- 5/9
- Republican Businessman Demands US Attorney Be Fired over Voter Fraud Allegations, Late 2004, posted by mtuck
- 5/9
- White House, Justice Department Officials Begin Discussing Feasibility of Firing Some or All US Attorneys, Late December 2004, posted by mtuck
- 5/6
- Research: Corporate and Other Spending in 2010 Election to Top Record-Breaking 2008 Spending, September 13-16, 2010, posted by mtuck
- 5/5
- BBC Airs News Segment Documenting Potentially Illegal ‘Caging List’ Used to Disrupt Florida Voting , October 26, 2004, posted by mtuck
- 5/5
- ACORN Successfully Drives Minimum Wage Referendum in Florida Election, Weathers Voter Fraud Allegations, September-November 2004, posted by mtuck
- 5/5
- New Mexico Republicans Issue Numerous ‘Voter Fraud’ Complaints, Recommend that Voter Fraud be Used as a ‘Wedge Issue’ to Impact Upcoming Elections, September 23 - October 2004, posted by mtuck
- 5/5
- Southern California US Attorney Announces Resignation, March 16, 2001, posted by mtuck
- 5/2
- Third-Party Organization Official’s Appearance at Romney Conference ‘Make[s] a Mockery’ of Laws Forbidding Contact between Groups, Campaigns, June 23-24, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 5/1
- Media Reports of Turmoil, Turnover in US Attorney’s Office Cause Concern at Justice Department, Fall 2004, posted by mtuck
- 5/1
- Lawmaker Asks US Attorney to Investigate ‘Evidence’ of ‘Voter Fraud’ in New Mexico; FBI Will Find No Evidence of Criminality, August 17, 2004, posted by mtuck
- 5/1
- Clinton Appointee Retained as US Attorney for Rhode Island, March 19, 2001, posted by mtuck
- 5/1
- Former Reagan Justice Department Official Accuses Clinton of Politicizing Justice Department by Firing US Attorneys, April 4, 1993, posted by mtuck
- 5/1
- Attorney General Asks for Resignations of All US Attorneys, March 24, 1993, 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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