page_title: 2011 in the United States
section_title: July
hierarchical_section_title: 2011 in the United States / Events / July
caption_attribution_description: English: President Barack Obama and Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand make a statement to the press following their meeting in the Oval Office, July 22, 2011.
context_page_description: Events in the year 2011 in the United States.
context_section_description: July 1
  The New York Times sexual assault case against former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on the verge of collapse due to concerns over the credibility of the alleged victim's testimony. A judge releases him from house arrest as prosecutors said that the maid had made false statements.
  Owners in the North American National Basketball Association start a lock out after failing to reach a new collective bargaining agreement.
  The Minnesota government shuts down after budget talks fail between Democratic Governor Mark Dayton and the Republican-controlled Minnesota Legislature.
  The majority of children under one year old are minorities, which is a first according to a 2012 U.S. Census Bureau estimate.
  Leon Panetta is sworn in as the new Secretary of Defense, succeeding Robert Gates.
  July 2 – ExxonMobil workers attempt to contain an oil spill on the Yellowstone River in the US state of Montana.
  July 3 – A tourist boat sinks in the Gulf of California off the coast of Baja California in Mexico with 23 people missing.
  July 5
  The US city of Phoenix, Arizona is hit by a large dust storm leaving thousands of people without power and grounding flights at Phoenix Airport.
  Casey Anthony is found not guilty of first degree murder and manslaughter in the death of her daughter Caylee, but found guilty of four misdemeanor counts of giving false information to police.
  July 7
  The U.S. Supreme Court makes a controversial 5–4 decision that Humberto Leal García, a Mexican national, should be executed in the US state of Texas despite concerns over whether the circumstances of his execution would breach international law.
  Casey Anthony is sentenced to four years for lying to law enforcement regarding the death of her child Caylee in the U.S. state of Florida but after credit for time served, will be released on July 17.
  Seven people are shot dead by Rodrick Dantzler in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  July 8 – STS-135: In an added flight, Space Shuttle Atlantis of the US Space Shuttle program is launched for its final time. This is also the final launch for the entire NASA Space Shuttle program.
  July 12
  A three judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules that Jared Lee Loughner, the suspect in the 2011 Tucson shooting, has the right to refuse antipsychotic medication while he appeals the treatment prescribed by prison mental health authorities.
  CNN reports that the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has lost track of 1,400 guns involved in Operation Fast and Furious aimed at tracing the flow of weapons to Mexican drug cartels.
  The United States Coast Guard ends aerial searches for seven Americans still missing after a charter fishing boat sank in the Gulf of California off Mexico on July 3.
  July 14
  U.S. district court judge Reggie Walton declares a mistrial in the perjury trial of former baseball star Roger Clemens after prosecutors present evidence that Walton had previously ruled inadmissible. Walton will hold a hearing on September 2 to determine whether to hold a new trial.
  News International phone hacking scandal: The FBI is investigating reports that News Corporation sought to hack the phones of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
  Borders Group, the once-major bookstore chain now in chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States, says that its arrangement with stalking horse bidder Najafi Companies has collapsed, and it will seek a modification of bid procedures.
  July 15 – The Dawn spacecraft arrives and settles into its one-year orbit around the minor planet 4 Vesta.
  July 17 – Japan wins the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 by beating the USA 3–2 in the Penalty Shootout.
  July 18 – The U.S. city of Phoenix, Arizona, is hit by a haboob or dust storm.
  July 19
  Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial and Guam Governor Eddie Calvo state that they are in serious talks to potentially merge the U.S. territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
  Sixteen alleged members of the computer hacking group Anonymous are arrested in FBI raids across several states in the US.
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caption: July 22: U.S. President Barack Obama meets with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key makes a statement to the press conference at the Oval Office in the White House, on July 22, 2011.
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