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#Constitutional-Violation

Events indexed under #Constitutional-Violation — 49 entries in the record.

49 events From Jun 28, 1940 To Jan 22, 2026 Open in filter view →
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DateEventLanesStatus
2026-01-22Whistleblowers Reveal Secret ICE Memo Authorizing Agents to Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrants
Todd Lyons · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Kristi Noem · Richard Blumenthal · +1
confirmed
2026-01-15Federal Judge Rules ICE Violated Fourth Amendment by Breaking Into Minneapolis Home Without Judicial Warrant
Jeffrey Bryan · Garrison Gibson · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Tricia McLaughlin
confirmed
2025-12-07Judge Blocks DOJ from Using Evidence Seized from Comey's Attorney in Fourth Amendment Ruling
Colleen Kollar-Kotelly · Daniel Richman · James Comey · Department of Justice · +4
reported
2025-12-05NPR First Amendment Lawsuit Against Trump Reaches Pivotal Court Hearing on Retaliatory Funding Cuts
NPR · Donald Trump · Trump Administration · U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss · +11
confirmed
2025-12-04Bondi Directive Weaponizes Tax Enforcement Against Groups Labeled "Antifa"
Pam Bondi · U.S. Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Internal Revenue Service · +6
reported
2025-12-04Bondi Orders FBI to Compile "Domestic Terrorism" List Targeting Political Beliefs
Pam Bondi · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Donald Trump · Kash Patel · +1
reported
2025-11-30Kristi Noem Denies Defying Court Order on National Television, Calls Judges "Activist"
Kristi Noem · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · U.S. District Judge James Boasberg · Kristen Welker · +2
confirmed
2025-11-26DOJ Reveals Kristi Noem Made Final Decision to Defy Judge's Order on El Salvador Deportation Flights
Kristi Noem · U.S. District Judge James Boasberg · Department of Justice · Todd Blanche · +4
confirmed
2025-11-17Judge Finds Halligan Misrepresented Law and Used Tainted Evidence in Comey Grand Jury
William Fitzpatrick · Lindsey Halligan · James Comey · Department of Justice · +3
reported
2025-11-06Federal Judge Rules Border Patrol Commander Bovino Lied Under Oath, Issues Sweeping Use-of-Force Injunction
Judge Sara Ellis · Gregory Bovino · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Customs and Border Protection · +4
confirmed
2025-10-28Trump Purges 12 ICE Field Directors, Replaces with Border Patrol Loyalists to Escalate Deportations
Donald Trump · Gregory Bovino · Kristi Noem · Stephen Miller · +3
confirmed
2025-10-27Trump Suggests Running as VP to Circumvent Constitutional Term Limits
Donald Trump · Steve Bannon
confirmed
2025-10-25ICE Deports Man to Laos Despite Federal Court Order Blocking Removal, Ignoring Torture and Persecution Risk
Chanthila "Shawn" Souvannarath · Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick · ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · ACLU of Louisiana · +2
confirmed
2025-10-23Border Patrol Commander Bovino Throws Tear Gas at Chicago Protesters, Violating Court Order
Gregory Bovino · Judge Sara Ellis · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Customs and Border Protection · +2
confirmed
2025-08-25Trump Creates Specialized National Guard Units for Domestic Deployment
Donald Trump · National Guard
confirmed
2025-08-25Trump Orders Prosecution of Flag Burning Despite Supreme Court Ruling
Donald Trump · White House · Department of Justice
confirmed
2025-08-01Administration deliberately evades court order on Venezuelan gang deportations
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg · Trump Administration · Emil Bove (DOJ official) · Venezuelan deportees · +1
confirmed
2025-07-11Federal judge orders stop to "indiscriminate" ICE raids in Los Angeles
Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · U.S. District Court Central District of California · +1
confirmed
2025-06-12Federal judge says Los Angeles Guard/Marine deployment likely unlawful
U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal.) · State of California · Governor Gavin Newsom · U.S. Department of Defense · +3
confirmed
2025-06-06Communist Party Adviser Purchases Trump Memecoin for VIP Dinner Access
Donald Trump · He Tianying · Justin Sun · Adam Schiff · +1
confirmed
2025-05-21Trump Administration Officially Accepts $400-500 Million Luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar as Air Force One Gift, Sparking Constitutional Crisis Over Foreign Emoluments and Bribery
Donald Trump · Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Chuck Schumer · +10
confirmed
2025-03-20Paul Weiss becomes first law firm to capitulate with $40M settlement
Paul Weiss Law Firm · Trump Administration · Law firm chair
confirmed
2025-01-01Nine law firms capitulate to $940M extortion campaign
Paul Weiss · Kirkland & Ellis · Latham & Watkins · Trump Administration
confirmed
2020-07-01During Title 42, unaccompanied children were held in hotels by contractors (e.g., Hampton Inn) before expulsion attempts
Texas Civil Rights Project · MVM Inc. · ICE contractors · Detained families
confirmed
2019-08-26Trump Proposes Hosting G-7 Summit at His Doral Golf Resort
Donald Trump · Trump National Doral · G-7 leaders · Mick Mulvaney
confirmed
2017-01-20Trump Organization Receives 3.6M from Foreign Governments
Donald Trump · Trump Organization · Saudi Arabia · China · +4
confirmed
2017-01-11Trump Announces Sham Business Conflicts Plan: Retains Ownership While Sons Run Company - Rejects Divestment
Donald Trump · Sheri Dillon · Donald Trump Jr. · Eric Trump · +3
confirmed
2016-12-01Saudi Lobbyists Book 500 Rooms at Trump Hotel After Election
Saudi Arabia government · Trump International Hotel Washington · Qorvis/MSLGroup (Saudi lobbyists) · Donald Trump
confirmed
2013-06-06Washington Post and Guardian Reveal NSA PRISM Program for Direct Server Access
Edward Snowden · Glenn Greenwald · Bart Gellman · National Security Agency · +5
confirmed
2013-06-05Snowden Reveals NSA Mass Surveillance and PRISM Program
Edward Snowden · Glenn Greenwald · Laura Poitras · Bart Gellman · +1
confirmed
2008-07-31FISA Court Finds NSA Surveillance Programs Systematically Unconstitutional
FISA Court · National Security Agency · Department of Justice · Michael Hayden · +2
confirmed
2008-07-09FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Passes, Granting Telecom Immunity
U.S. Congress · George W. Bush · United States Senate · U.S. House of Representatives · +3
confirmed
2007-11-15Thomas Drake Reports NSA Trailblazer Program Waste and Constitutional Violations
Thomas Drake · National Security Agency · DOD Inspector General · Trailblazer Program · +3
confirmed
2007-03-09DOJ Inspector General Documents Systematic FBI Surveillance Abuse
Glenn Fine · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Department of Justice · U.S. Congress · +2
confirmed
2006-05-08Michael Hayden Nominated as CIA Director Despite NSA Surveillance Controversy
Michael Hayden · George W. Bush · Senate Intelligence Committee · National Security Agency · +2
confirmed
2005-12-16New York Times Exposes NSA Warrantless Surveillance Program
James Risen · Eric Lichtblau · New York Times · George W. Bush · +1
confirmed
2005-12-15NSA Whistleblower Russell Tice Reports Illegal Domestic Surveillance
Russell Tice · National Security Agency · Senate Intelligence Committee · James Risen · +2
confirmed
2004-06-28WHIG-Enabled Torture Authorization Establishes Executive Immunity Precedent for Constitutional Crisis Governance
John Yoo · Jay Bybee · Alberto Gonzales · White House Iraq Group · +6
confirmed
2003-02-28NSA Officer Kwiatkowski Documents OSP-WHIG Intelligence Corruption as Whistleblower
Karen Kwiatkowski · Office of Special Plans · White House Iraq Group · Douglas Feith · +6
confirmed
2002-11-20OSP Systematically Bypasses CIA Vetting to Feed Fabricated Intelligence to WHIG
Office of Special Plans · White House Iraq Group · Douglas Feith · Harold Rhode · +4
confirmed
2002-10-16WHIG Achieves Systematic Bypass of Constitutional Separation of Powers Through Congressional Deception
George W. Bush · White House Iraq Group · U.S. Congress · Constitutional Framework · +5
confirmed
2002-10-05WHIG Systematically Withholds Contradictory Intelligence from Congress
White House Iraq Group · Stephen Hadley · Scooter Libby · George Tenet · +6
confirmed
2002-09-20WHIG Provides Fabricated Intelligence Briefings to Congressional Committees
White House Iraq Group · George Tenet · Stephen Hadley · Scooter Libby · +3
confirmed
2002-08-01Cheney Establishes Legal Framework and Authorization for CIA Torture Program
Dick Cheney · George W. Bush · David Addington · John Yoo · +4
confirmed
1975-01-27Church Committee begins exposing illegal intelligence activities
Senator Frank Church · Church Committee · Mike Mansfield · Seymour Hersh · +4
confirmed
1969-03-18Nixon and Kissinger Launch Secret Illegal Bombing Campaign Against Cambodia - Operation Menu Kills 150,000-500,000 Civilians
President Richard Nixon · National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger · Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird · Secretary of State William Rogers · +2
confirmed
1944-12-18Korematsu v. United States - Supreme Court Upholds Japanese Internment
U.S. Supreme Court · Fred Korematsu · Hugo Black · Robert Jackson · +3
confirmed
1942-02-19Executive Order 9066 Authorizes Japanese American Internment
Franklin D. Roosevelt · War Relocation Authority · U.S. Army Western Defense Command · John L. DeWitt · +2
confirmed
1940-06-28Smith Act Criminalizes Advocacy of Government Overthrow, Enables Political Persecution
Howard W. Smith · U.S. Congress · Department of Justice · Franklin D. Roosevelt
confirmed