Timelines

3/15/2013: A federal appeals court judge reversed a ruling on CIA drone records . 10/23/2013: A Pakistan citizen sued the UK Foreign Office over intelligence sharing for US drone strikes. 2/7/2012: The ACLU sues the US government for information on...

7/16/2013: Nineteen organizations file suit against the NSA for violation of their First Amendment right of association. 6/23/2013: Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong for Moscow after Hong Kong denies a US request for extradition. 6/21/2013: Edward Snowden is charged with...

6/25/2013: UN rights expert urged Morocco to combat human trafficking 6/20/2013: Supreme Court ruled US cannot withhold HIV/AIDS funding over prostitution stance 6/3/2013: Japan and UN reached agreement to combat drug and human trafficking 1/4/2013: Tennessee judged ruled law concerning...

6/24/2013: Supreme Court remanded affirmative action case back to lower court 3/25/2013: Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear new affirmative action case 11/15/2012: Sixth Circuit ruled Michigan ban on affirmative action unconstitutional 11/6/2012: Oklahoma voters approved ban on affirmative action...

6/14/2013: UN rights council condemned foreign military involvement in Syria 6/13/2013: UN rights office announced that Syria death toll had reached at least 93,000 6/4/2013: UN panel reported that war crimes were escalating in Syria 6/1/2013: UN Secretary General called...

6/18/2013: Illinois governor signed strictest fracking law in nation 4/24/2013: Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that natural gas is not a "mineral" 3/6/2013: New York lawmakers approved two-year fracking moratorium 12/21/2012: EPA released progress report on study to better understand the...

2/19/2013: Supreme Court granted certiorari in campaign finance case 11/7/2012: Colorado, Montana passed ballot measures seeking campaign finance reform 10/24/2012: Seventh Circuit allowed cap on campaign contributions for upcoming election 10/23/2012: Supreme Court rejected challenge of Montana political contribution limits...

6/25/2013: Supreme Court struck down part of Voting Rights Act. 6/17/2013: Supreme Court struck down Arizona voter proof of citizenship requirement. 5/30/2013: Wisconsin appeals court ruled voter ID law was constitutional. 5/3/2013: Florida legislature passed bill to extend early voting....

12/25/2012: Egypt president signed new constitution into law 6/30/2012: President-elect of Egypt Mohamed Morsi sworn in 6/26/2012: Egyptian court struck down a government decree granting arrest powers to Egyptian military officials 6/14/2012: Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt dissolved parliament 6/2/2012:...

6/20/2013: Kenya president's war crimes trial was postponed 6/18/2013: Lawyer for Gaddafi son accused Libya of defying ICC 6/18/2013: ICC granted Kenya VP's request to skip parts of upcoming trial 6/17/2013: ICC delayed preliminary hearing for Congo war crimes suspect...