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| LTTE Proscription [see also United States & the Tamil Eelam Struggle for Freedom] |
"Resolved, that the Massachusetts House of Representatives hereby urges the President and the Congress of the United States to support the Struggle for Freedom by the Tamil Nation for the Restoration and Reconstitution of the separate sovereign state of Tamil Eelam and to recognise publicly the right of self determination by the Tamil people of Tamil Eelam" House of Representatives Resolution, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA, 18 June 1981
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| 8 October 1997 | US Bans Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, |
| 10 October 1997 | Response by LTTE to US 'terrorist' categorisation |
| 6 November 1997 | LTTE Authorisation of Appeal Against Ban to US Federal Court, |
| 7 November 1997 | Christian World Service Appeal to US on Categorisation of LTTE as a Terrorist Organisation |
| 20 March 1998 | US Antiterrorism Law challenged in courts |
| 9 June 1998 | US Court rules on First Amendment case |
| 3 March 2000 | Judgment of United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| 24 December 2000 | Petition against Antiterrorism Law ruling filed in US Supreme Court |
| 27 April 2001 | US Patterns of Global Terrorism Report, Excerpts related to Sri Lanka & LTTE |
| 5 May 2001 | Dr.Rajan Sriskandarajah writes to US Secretary of State, Colin Powell on Global Terrorism Report |
| 30 May 2001 | US Department of State responds to Dr.Rajan Sriskandarajah on Global Terrorism Report |
| 5 October 2003 | US Tamils launch Constitutional challenge to US Patriot Act |
| 15 October 2003 | Cole, Chang lead US Patriot Act challenge by Tamils |
| 27 January 2004 | U.S Court declares Patriot Act provision Unconstitutional |
| 4 March 2004 | Amended US court ruling protects WTCC, FeTNA |
| 18 March 2004 | Judgment on constitutionality of USA PATRIOT Act and Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (the “AEDPA”) which prohibit the provision of material support, including “expert advice or assistance,” to designated foreign terrorist organizations |
| 30 September 2004 | U.S Court curbs FBI powers granted in Patriot Act |
| 10 May 2005 | Tsunami & 'Material Support' for 'Terrorist' Organisations ' Testimony by American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California |
| 11 May 2005 | Civil Group advocates changes to US Terrorism Laws |
| 30 July 2005 | Key provisions in US Patriot Act struck down |
| 2 August 2005 | Judgment on Constitutionality of prohibition on providing material support or resources, including “training,” “expert advice or assistance,” “personnel,” and “service,” to designated foreign terrorist organizations. |
| 18 October 2005 | Constitutionality of Economic Powers Act challenged |
| 21 November 2006 | Law on "Terror Finances" Ruled Unconstitutional |
| 20 April 2007 | Federal Judge Withdraws Ruling Against Bush Terror Designations |
| 25 April 2007 | World Tamil Coordinating Committee representative arrested in New York says U.S. Justice Department |
| 10 July 2007 | The Current Status of U.S. "Material Support" Laws - Viswanathan Rudrakumaran |
| 15 October 2007 | US to freeze TRO Assets |
