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Index: Spying on Americans
Jun 4,
1928
Historic Louis Brandeis Dissent on Privacy: “Olmstead v. United States”
Aug 24,
1936
FDR Authorizes FBI to Resume Political Spying
May 20,
1954
Attorney General Brownell Advises FBI to Evade Supreme Court Decision on Eavesdropping
Aug 25,
1964
FBI Spies on Civil Rights Groups at Democrats’ Convention — Under Orders from President Johnson
Nov 18,
1964
FBI Director Hoover Calls Martin Luther King the “Most Notorious Liar”
May 28,
1965
FBI Investigates Actor Rock Hudson for “Homosexual Tendencies”
Jun 30,
1965
President Johnson Bans Wiretapping – Sort Of
Feb 15,
1967
“Ramparts” Magazine Exposes Secret CIA Funding of U.S. Student Group
Aug 15,
1967
CIA Begins Spying on Anti-Vietnam War Movement – Under LBJ’s Orders
Dec 22,
1967
CIA Delivers Second Report on Anti-War Dissent
Jan 5,
1968
CIA Sends President Johnson Third Report on Student Dissent
Jun 19,
1968
First Federal Wiretapping Law Enacted; President Johnson Objects in Signing Statement
Feb 26,
1970
Army to End Monitoring Peaceful Protests
Jul 27,
1970
President Nixon Withdraws Approval of Huston Plan For Spying, Illegal Actions Against Americans
Sep 30,
1970
“A Rock Group of Some Sort:” FBI Investigates The Grateful Dead
Oct 29,
1975
First Time Ever: Head of National Security Agency (NSA) Testifies Before Congress
Oct 25,
1978
FISA Enacted – Special Court to Regulate National Security Spying
Dec 16,
2005
NY Times Exposes Illegal NSA Spying on Americans by Bush Administration
Jun 26,
2007
Full CIA “Family Jewels” Report Released
Jul 9,
2008
FISA Extension Act Expands Government Surveillance Powers
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