| 2026-06-30 | Supreme Court Eliminates Nationwide Injunctions, Stripping the Broadest Judicial Check on Executive Action
3 src Supreme Court of the United States · Donald Trump · Department of Justice | | confirmed |
| 2026-05-12 | ICE Issues Memo Requiring 48-Hour Prior Approval and Named-Detainee ID for All Congressional Oversight Visits
3 src Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Todd Lyons · Department of Homeland Security · Robert Garcia | | confirmed |
| 2026-05-11 | Trump DOJ Asks Court to Pause Section 122 Tariff Ruling; Signals Emergency Supreme Court Appeal if Denied
2 src Donald Trump · U.S. Department of Justice · U.S. Court of International Trade · Supreme Court | | confirmed |
| 2026-05-09 | 6+ EDVA Prosecutors Fired or Forced Out as DOJ Purges Those Who Resisted Comey Political Indictment
3 src Department of Justice · Pam Bondi · James Comey · Lindsey Halligan · +1 | | confirmed |
| 2026-05-08 | 11th Circuit Rejects Trump No-Bond Detention Policy, Deepening 4-Way Circuit Split Toward SCOTUS
3 src Department of Homeland Security · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Supreme Court | | confirmed |
| 2026-05-08 | CBP Refund Portal Validates 47,000 IEEPA Tariff Claims as Treasury Begins Returning Estimated $166B in Unlawful Duties
4 src U.S. Customs and Border Protection · U.S. Department of the Treasury · Donald Trump · Scott Bessent | | confirmed |
| 2026-05-08 | Hegseth Orders Open-Ended Review of Military Legal System, Wresting JAG Oversight From a Congressional Panel
2 src Pete Hegseth · Department of Defense | | confirmed |
| 2026-05-08 | Treasury Sanctions China-Based Entities Supplying Satellite Imagery That Enabled Iran's Strikes on U.S. Forces; War Now in Third Month, $25B Cost
3 src U.S. Department of the Treasury · U.S. Department of State · Donald Trump · Pete Hegseth · +1 | | confirmed |
| 2026-05-08 | Trump Announces Three-Day Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire on Truth Social Timed to Putin's Victory Day Parade, Bypassing State Department Process
4 src Donald Trump · Vladimir Putin · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · U.S. Department of State | | confirmed |
| 2026-05-08 | Washington Post Documents 80,000+ Voluntary Departure Orders Under Trump; March 2026 Alone Hit 9,000 as Detention Coerces Asylum Abandonment
3 src U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · Donald Trump · Stephen Miller | | confirmed |
| 2026-04-19 | US Navy Destroyer Disables and Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship Touska in Strait of Hormuz, Collapsing Islamabad Peace Talks
4 src U.S. Navy · U.S. Marines · Iran · Donald Trump | | confirmed |
| 2026-04-15 | Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Halting Williamsport Maryland ICE Detention Construction Over NEPA Violations
3 src Anthony G. Brown · ICE · Department of Homeland Security · KVG LLC · +1 | | confirmed |
| 2026-03-23 | Chief Judge Bumb Appoints Career Prosecutor Robert Frazer as NJ US Attorney, Resolving Constitutional Crisis
4 src Alina Habba · Pam Bondi |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-20 | Sen. Whitehouse Demands Bondi Preserve All Records Related to DOJ Ethics Shield Rule
2 src Sheldon Whitehouse · Pam Bondi · Todd Blanche | | confirmed |
| 2026-03-19 | Comey Subpoenaed in DOJ 'Grand Conspiracy' Probe Targeting Obama-Era Intelligence Officials
3 src James Comey · Aileen Cannon · John Brennan · Jack Smith |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-19 | D.C. Circuit Allows DOJ to Proceed With Appeals Challenging Law Firm Executive Order Rulings
3 src D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals · Perkins Coie · WilmerHale · Susman Godfrey |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-18 | 18 State AGs Demand Congress Pass Legislation Requiring Refunds of $166B in Unlawful IEEPA Tariffs
3 src AG Letitia James |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-18 | DOD Files 40-Page Rebuttal Claiming Anthropic Might "Disable Its Technology" During Warfighting Operations Over Corporate Red Lines
2 src Department of Defense · Pete Hegseth · Anthropic |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-17 | ~150 Retired Federal and State Judges File Bipartisan Amicus Brief Supporting Anthropic Against Pentagon Blacklist
2 src Anthropic |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-17 | Judge Quraishi Ejects DOJ Prosecutor From Courtroom, Orders NJ US Attorney Leadership to Testify
4 src Alina Habba |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-17 | Rep. Summer Lee Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Attorney General Pam Bondi
3 src Pam Bondi |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-15 | House Democrats Launch Investigation Into DOJ Retaliatory Prosecution of NY AG Letitia James
3 src Jamie Raskin · Pam Bondi · Letitia James · Lindsey Halligan |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-12 | DOJ Proposes Rule Giving Attorney General Veto Power Over Bar Complaints Against Government Lawyers
4 src U.S. Department of Justice · Pam Bondi · Todd Blanche · Ed Martin |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-10 | Washington Post Investigation Details How ICE Systematically Defied Court Orders During Minneapolis Enforcement Surge
4 src U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Department of Justice · Patrick Schiltz · +1 |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-09 | DOJ Public Integrity Section Gutted from 36 to 2 Lawyers, Stripped of Authority to File Cases
4 src U.S. Department of Justice · Pam Bondi · Donald Trump |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-09 | DOJ Pursues Retaliatory Investigations of Democratic Officials and Federal Reserve Chair
4 src U.S. Department of Justice · Pam Bondi · Jeanine Pirro · Jerome Powell · +4 |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-07 | DOJ Appeals Four Court Rulings Blocking Trump Executive Orders Targeting Political Opponent Law Firms
3 src U.S. Department of Justice · Jenner and Block · Perkins Coie · Susman Godfrey · +2 |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-04 | Democratic State AGs File Record 71 Lawsuits Against Trump Administration in First Year of Second Term
3 src New York Attorney General Letitia James · California Attorney General Rob Bonta · American Immigration Council |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-03 | DOJ Drops Then Rapidly Reverses Course on Law Firm Retaliation Cases in Chaotic 24-Hour Reversal
4 src U.S. Department of Justice · Jenner and Block · Perkins Coie · WilmerHale · +2 |
| confirmed |
| 2026-02-26 | Chief Judge Schiltz Threatens Criminal Contempt Against ICE After 96 Court Order Violations
4 src Patrick Schiltz · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Todd Lyons · Daniel Rosen · +1 |
| confirmed |
| 2026-02-25 | Judge Murphy Rules Third-Country Deportation Policy Unlawful, Documents Torture Convention Violations
4 src DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) |
| confirmed |
| 2026-02-24 | Judge Bryan Holds Federal Government in Contempt for ICE Transfer Violations
3 src Jeffrey Bryan · Daniel Rosen · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) |
| confirmed |
| 2026-02-20 | Justice Department Fires Judge-Appointed Virginia U.S. Attorney
3 src Department of Justice |
| confirmed |
| 2026-02-13 | Federal Judge Blocks $600M Health Grant Cuts to Democratic States
3 src Keith Ellison · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | | confirmed |
| 2026-02-09 | DOJ Appeals Comey and James Case Dismissals Despite Halligan Unlawful Appointment Ruling
2 src Department of Justice · Pam Bondi · Lindsey Halligan · James Comey · +1 | | confirmed |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate Confirms Peterson to Alaska Federal Bench Despite Election Denial
3 src Senate Judiciary Committee · Donald Trump |
| confirmed |
| 2026-01-29 | Supreme Court to Hear Birthright Citizenship Challenge in April
3 src U.S. Supreme Court · Donald Trump · American Civil Liberties Union · D. John Sauer | | confirmed |
| 2026-01-28 | Federal Judge Finds ICE Violated 96 Court Orders in Minnesota
3 src Patrick Schiltz · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Todd Lyons · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) | | confirmed |
| 2026-01-28 | Ninth Circuit Rules DHS Exceeded Authority Terminating Venezuelan TPS
3 src Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · Kristi Noem · American Civil Liberties Union | | confirmed |
| 2026-01-21 | Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Presidential Removal Power in Trump v Cook
2 src U.S. Supreme Court · Donald Trump · D. John Sauer · Brett Kavanaugh · +1 | | confirmed |
| 2026-01-20 | Supreme Court Issues Three Unanimous Rulings on Federal Procedures
2 src U.S. Supreme Court · Amy Coney Barrett · Samuel Alito | | confirmed |
| 2026-01-13 | Supreme Court Hears Transgender Sports Ban Cases, Signals Support for Restrictions
3 src U.S. Supreme Court · John Roberts · Brett Kavanaugh · Samuel Alito · +2 |
| confirmed |
| 2026-01-09 | Supreme Court Narrows AEDPA Bar on Federal Habeas Claims
3 src U.S. Supreme Court · Sonia Sotomayor · Neil Gorsuch · John Roberts |
| confirmed |
| 2026-01-08 | Fifth Federal Prosecutor Appointed by AG Bondi Ruled Serving Unlawfully by Federal Judge
2 src Pam Bondi · U.S. Department of Justice | | confirmed |
| 2026-01-08 | Vance Announces DOJ Anti-Fraud Position to Be 'Run Out of the White House'
3 src J.D. Vance · Donald Trump · Department of Justice · Tim Walz |
| confirmed |
| 2025-12-16 | House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing Exposes How Trump Administration Corrupted DOJ Antitrust Enforcement Through Pay-to-Play Schemes and Political Interference
3 src Jamie Raskin · Pam Bondi · Chad Mizelle · Jim Jordan · +8 |
| reported |
| 2025-12-09 | Third Federal Judge Calls for Lindsey Halligan's Resignation as Unlawfully Appointed U.S. Attorney
4 src Leonie Brinkema · Lindsey Halligan · Alina Habba · James Comey · +3 |
| reported |
| 2025-12-08 | Alina Habba Resigns as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Following Appeals Court Ruling
4 src Alina Habba · Pam Bondi · Donald Trump |
| reported |
| 2025-12-08 | Federal Judge Orders Top DOJ Officials to Testify in Criminal Contempt Inquiry Over Secret Alien Enemies Act Deportations That Defied Court Order
3 src James Boasberg · Erez Reuveni · Kristi Noem · Department of Justice · +1 |
| confirmed |
| 2025-12-04 | GAO Opens Investigation Into FHFA Director Bill Pulte for Weaponized Criminal Referrals Targeting Trump Critics
7 src Government Accountability Office (GAO) · Bill Pulte · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Letitia James · +3 |
| confirmed |
| 2025-12-04 | Grand Jury Rejects DOJ's Weaponized Prosecution of NY Attorney General Letitia James
6 src Letitia James · U.S. Department of Justice · Cameron McGowan Currie · Lindsey Halligan · +5 |
| reported |
| 2025-12-03 | U.S. Institute of Peace Rebranded as 'Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace' After Armed Takeover
4 src Donald Trump · State Department · Federal Judiciary |
| reported |
| 2025-11-19 | DOJ Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment; Trump's Former Personal Attorney Leading Prosecution
3 src James Comey · Lindsey Halligan · Donald Trump · Department of Justice · +1 |
| reported |
| 2025-11-10 | Trump Pardons 77 Allies Who Attempted to Overturn 2020 Election Including Giuliani, Meadows, and Fake Electors
6 src Donald Trump · Rudy Giuliani · Mark Meadows · Sidney Powell · +5 |
| confirmed |
| 2025-09-25 | Trump's Hand-Picked Prosecutor Indicts James Comey Days After Trump Demands DOJ Act 'Now'
2 src James Comey · Lindsey Halligan · Donald Trump · Pam Bondi · +1 |
| confirmed |
| 2025-09-16 | Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Warns Rule of Law 'Under Attack Like Never Before'
2 src Jack Smith · Department of Justice · Trump Administration |
| reported |
| 2025-08-26 | DOJ Launches Probe Into FBI/CIA Officials Over Russia Investigation Records Under Kash Patel and Dan Bongino
2 src Kash Patel · Dan Bongino · Department of Justice · James Comey · +1 |
| reported |
| 2025-08-21 | Federal Judge Rules Alina Habba Unlawfully Serving as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey
3 src Trump · Alina Habba · Department of Justice · Federal Judiciary | | confirmed |
| 2025-08-20 | US Imposes Unprecedented Sanctions on Four International Criminal Court Officials
5 src Marco Rubio · Volker Türk |
| confirmed |
| 2025-08-06 | Trump Imposes 50% Tariff on Brazil to Punish Prosecution of Bolsonaro
3 src Donald Trump | | confirmed |
| 2025-07-30 | Twelve House Democrats sue Trump administration for blocking detention facility oversight
4 src Jason Crow · Jamie Raskin · Democracy Forward |
| confirmed |
| 2025-07-28 | ICE blocks members of Congress from detention facilities, violating oversight law
3 src Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · Jason Crow · Chris Van Hollen | | confirmed |
| 2025-07-21 | Trump Administration Defying 35% of Court Orders in Unprecedented Constitutional Crisis
4 src Trump Administration · Federal Courts · Department of Justice · Federal Agencies |
| confirmed |
| 2025-05-31 | Federal judges face 373 threats in first five months of 2025
4 src Federal judges · U.S. Marshals Service |
| confirmed |
| 2025-04-11 | DOJ fires immigration attorney for refusing to lie to federal courts about deportations
3 src Erez Reuveni · Emil Bove · Department of Justice · Pam Bondi |
| confirmed |
| 2025-02-15 | Federal Judges Address Escalating Threats to Judicial Independence
3 src John Roberts · Federal Judiciary · U.S. Supreme Court · U.S. Marshals Service |
| confirmed |
| 2025-02-15 | Trump Administration Systematically Removes DOJ Prosecutors
3 src James McHenry · Jack Smith · Donald Trump · Department of Justice · +1 |
| confirmed |
| 2025-01-24 | Trump fires 18 Inspectors General in unprecedented purge of government watchdogs
7 src Donald Trump · Robert Storch |
| confirmed |
| 2025-01-10 | Trump Receives Unconditional Discharge for 34 Felony Convictions, Zero Penalties
5 src Donald Trump · Juan Merchan |
| confirmed |
| 2025-01-01 | Systematic assault on judicial independence begins
4 src Trump Administration · Federal Judiciary |
| confirmed |
| 2024-07-01 | Supreme Court Grants Broad Presidential Immunity in Trump v. United States, Creating King-Like Powers
15 src U.S. Supreme Court · John Roberts · Clarence Thomas · Samuel Alito · +9 |
| confirmed |
| 2021-11-09 | Office of Special Counsel Report Documents Hatch Act Violations by 13 Senior Trump Officials, Finding "Willful Disregard" for Federal Law
4 src Mike Pompeo · Chad Wolf · Kellyanne Conway · Jared Kushner · +2 |
| confirmed |
| 2020-12-23 | Trump Pardons Manafort, Stone, Flynn, Kushner in Corruption Spree
3 src Donald Trump · Paul Manafort · Roger Stone · Michael Flynn · +3 |
| confirmed |
| 2020-08-27 | Trump Delivers RNC Acceptance Speech from White House South Lawn in Unprecedented Mass Hatch Act Violation Event
4 src Donald Trump · Melania Trump · Mark Meadows · Mike Pompeo · +2 |
| confirmed |
| 2020-02-11 | Bill Barr Intervenes to Reduce Sentences for Trump Allies Stone and Flynn
3 src Roger Stone · Michael Flynn · Donald Trump · Department of Justice |
| confirmed |
| 2019-10-24 | Federal Judge Holds DeVos in Contempt for Illegally Collecting on Corinthian Loans - $100K Fine
3 src Betsy DeVos · U.S. Department of Education |
| confirmed |
| 2019-06-13 | Office of Special Counsel Issues Unprecedented Recommendation to Remove Kellyanne Conway for "Egregious, Notorious, and Ongoing" Hatch Act Violations
4 src Kellyanne Conway · Donald Trump · Henry Kerner · Office of Special Counsel |
| confirmed |
| 2019-04-18 | Mueller Report Released - 448 Pages Documenting Russian Interference and Obstruction Episodes
3 src Robert Mueller · Donald Trump · William Barr · Russian Government |
| confirmed |
| 2019-02-21 | Federal Judge Rules Epstein Plea Deal Violated Crime Victims' Rights Act
3 src Alexander Acosta · Jeffrey Epstein |
| confirmed |
| 2017-03-06 | Trump Signs Travel Ban 2.0 (Executive Order 13780) - Revised Muslim Ban After Courts Block Original
2 src Donald Trump · Rudy Giuliani |
| confirmed |
| 2017-02-08 | Kellyanne Conway Commits 50+ Hatch Act Violations, No Consequences
3 src Kellyanne Conway · Donald Trump · Office of Special Counsel · White House · +2 |
| confirmed |
| 2017-01-31 | Federalist Society Captures Federal Judiciary with $250M Dark Money
3 src Federalist Society · Leonard Leo · Donald Trump · Mitch McConnell |
| confirmed |
| 2017-01-30 | Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Sally Yates for Refusing to Defend Muslim Ban
2 src Donald Trump · Sally Yates · Jeff Sessions · Rudy Giuliani |
| confirmed |
| 2017-01-27 | Trump Demands Loyalty from FBI Director Comey at Private White House Dinner
2 src Donald Trump · James Comey · Michael Flynn · Sally Yates · +1 |
| confirmed |
| 2017-01-27 | Trump Signs Muslim Ban (Executive Order 13769) Causing Airport Chaos and Mass Visa Revocations
3 src Donald Trump · Rudy Giuliani · State Department |
| confirmed |
| 2004-03-10 | Hospital Confrontation Over NSA Surveillance Program
6 src John Ashcroft · James Comey · Alberto Gonzales · Robert Mueller |
| confirmed |
| 1974-09-08 | Ford Issues Full Pardon to Nixon for All Watergate Crimes, Ensures No Criminal Accountability
3 src Gerald Ford · Richard Nixon | | confirmed |
| 1974-07-24 | Supreme Court Rules 8-0 in United States v. Nixon: President Must Surrender Tapes
3 src U.S. Supreme Court · Warren Burger · Richard Nixon · Leon Jaworski · +2 | | confirmed |
| 1973-11-01 | Leon Jaworski Appointed as Special Prosecutor to Replace Fired Archibald Cox
3 src Leon Jaworski · Robert Bork · Richard Nixon · Archibald Cox | | confirmed |
| 1832-03-03 | Supreme Court Rules Georgia Cannot Seize Cherokee Lands; Jackson Refuses to Enforce Decision
3 src John Marshall · Andrew Jackson · Cherokee Nation · Georgia · +1 | | confirmed |