Timelines

6/28/2013: Federal appeals court affirmed city law denying housing to undocumented immigrants 6/27/2013: US Senate approved immigration reform bill 6/18/2013: Ninth Circuit upheld Arizona law denying bail for undocumented immigrants 6/10/2013: ACLU challenged Nebraska order denying driver's licenses to certain...

6/30/2013: Federal judge refused to block Kansas abortion law 6/28/2013: Obama administration issued final rules on contraceptive coverage 6/27/2013: Tenth Circuit ruled for Hobby Lobby in health care challenge 6/27/2013: Supreme Court issued final orders of term 6/25/2013: Rights group...

11/14/2013: Hawaii legalized same-sex marriage. 11/8/2013: Idaho couples filed same-sex marriage lawsuit. 11/7/2013: Hawaii judge refused to block same-sex marriage legalization. 11/5/2013: Illinois House voted to legalize same-sex marriage. 10/30/2013: Colorado couple sought to overturn state ban on same-sex marriage....

6/18/2013: Federal judge urged new approach in handling Guantanamo detainee cases 6/17/2013: US government released names of indefinite Guantanamo detainees 6/17/2013: President Obama appointed Guantanamo closure envoy 6/10/2013: US military prosecutors charged Guantanamo detainee with war crimes 6/6/2013: House panel...

2/09/12: Human Rights Watch troubled by Iraq execution figures 1/26/12: Iraq Prime Minister pledged action on behalf of victims of Haditha killings 1/24/12: UN Rights chief condemned Iraq's execution of 34 individuals in one day 1/24/12: Final Marine charged in...

9/20/11: DADT repeal took effect 9/16/11: House GOP members sent letter asking to delay repeal of DADT 9/1/11: DOJ asked appeals court to vacate DADT ruling 7/22/11: Ninth Circuit partially reinstated DADT 7/22/11: Obama certified DADT repeal 7/15/11: Ninth Circuit...

5/26/11: Obama signed four-year extension of the Patriot Act 5/2/11: US forces killed Osama Bin Laden in a firefight in Pakistan 4/4/11: Holder announced 9/11 conspirators to face military trials 1/9/11: Obama signed bill barring transfer of Guantanamo detainees to...

6/28/12: Supreme Court upheld ACA 6/15/12: Senators asked Supreme Court to televise health care decision 6/15/12: News groups asked Supreme Court to broadcast announcement of health care decision 5/29/12: Washington judge ruled for state AG in health care suit 5/21/12:...

1/15/13: Libyan Justice Minister announced trial of Gaddafi son, intelligence chief 8/11/12: Libya national assembly elected Gaddafi opponent for interim president 10/23/11: Libya PM declared official liberation from Gaddafi regime 10/21/11: UN rights office called for investigation into Gaddafi killing...