Topic: Due Process Violations

Sep 3,

1918

“Slacker Raids” in New York Round up 10,000

Nov 7,

1919

Repression! First Palmer Raids Seize Radicals in Twelve Cities

Jun 1,

1925

Supreme Court Strikes Down Anti-Catholic Oregon School Law

Jun 8,

1925

“Gitlow:” Supreme Court Incorporates Free Speech Clause into 14th Amendment

Feb 2,

1931

First Mass Deportations of Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles

Mar 25,

1931

Scottsboro Case Begins: Nine Young African-Americans Arrested in Alabama

May 18,

1931

Supreme Court Declares California “Red Flag” Law Unconstitutional

Apr 1,

1935

Scottsboro Case Conviction Overturned: African-Americans Excluded From Jury

Jan 4,

1937

First Amendment Victory in “De Jonge v. Oregon”

Feb 19,

1942

Tragedy: FDR Authorizes Japanese-American Evacuation

Mar 21,

1942

Congress Enforces Japanese-American Evacuation, Makes it a Crime to Leave a Relocation Center

Jan 2,

1952

It “Shocks the Conscience:” Police Forcibly Pump Suspect’s Stomach

Jun 30,

1958

Supreme Court Establishes Right of Freedom of Association

Aug 4,

1961

Clarence Gideon Convicted – Begins Road to Supreme Court

Dec 11,

1961

“Garner v. Louisiana” – Early Sit-In Victory

Dec 17,

1970

Forced Maternity Leave for Pregnant Teacher

Jun 29,

1972

Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty as Applied is Unconstitutional

Jan 22,

1973

A Constitutional Right to an Abortion: “Roe v. Wade”

Jan 14,

1975

HUAC Abolished; 37 Years of Civil Liberties Violations Finally Ends

Feb 19,

1976

President Ford Officially Rescinds Japanese-American Evacuation Order

Feb 2,

2001

John Ashcroft, Hostile to Civil Liberties, Becomes Attorney General

Jun 26,

2003

Anti-Sodomy Laws Unconstitutional: “Lawrence v. Texas”

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