USA PATRIOT Act enacted
The PATRIOT Act expanded surveillance and investigative authorities after September 11.
USA PATRIOT Act
Expanded federal surveillance, information-sharing, and investigative authorities after the September 11 attacks.
Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to abortion subject to a trimester framework, later overruled in 2022.
Libertarian Party
A U.S. political party emphasizing individual liberty, limited government, free markets, civil liberties, and nonintervention.