DIThe Distraction Index

#civil_rights

38 events across 21 weeks

11Damage
14Hype
13Noise
20.8Avg Dmg
27.4Avg Hype
WEEK 85Aug 9 – 15
DMG2026-08-09
Trump Administration Freezes School Investigations into Racial Slurs and Sexual Harassment
Enforcement Actionfederal · broad
Damage
46.5
Hype
25.0
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
HYPE2026-07-24
Democrats Back Bill to Abolish ICE Amid Deaths in Custody
federal · narrow
Damage
0.1
Hype
40.0
DMG2026-07-24
Education Department Rescinds Disparate Impact Rule
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
28.2
Hype
15.0
NOISE2026-07-22
DOJ Says Colorado Magazine Ban Enforcement Violates Civil Rights
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
1.6
Hype
6.5
WEEK 81Jul 12 – 18
NOISE2026-07-15
Federal Appeals Court Ends Decades-Old School Desegregation Order in Louisiana
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · broad
Damage
8.7
Hype
9.2
WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11
NOISE2026-07-06
New York Resident Sues ICE Over Free Speech Retaliation
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
4.4
Hype
15.2
NOISE2026-07-06
Trump Administration Abandons Discrimination Cases at Federal Agencies
Enforcement Actionfederal · broad
Damage
19.2
Hype
10.5
WEEK 78Jun 21 – 27
HYPE2026-06-20
Record High Deportations Under Trump Administration
Enforcement Actionfederal · broad
Damage
41.5
Hype
76.3
DMG2026-06-18
Executive Order Shifting Special Education and Civil Rights Out of Education Department
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
44.8
Hype
40.5
WEEK 68Apr 12 – 18
HYPE2026-04-16
Trump Sued for Firing Black Federal Officials
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
31.4
Hype
60.0
WEEK 66Mar 29 – Apr 4
HYPE2026-03-29
Trump Executive Order Targeting DEI in Federal Contracting
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
25.4
Hype
42.8
WEEK 61Feb 22 – 28
NOISE2026-02-24
DOJ Sues UC System Over Antisemitism at UCLA
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
10.6
Hype
24.6
NOISE2026-02-23
DOJ Joins LA School Discrimination Lawsuit
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
9.7
Hype
16.6
NOISE2026-02-22
Kansas Law Denies Trans Identities on Official Documents
Policy Changesingle state · narrow
Damage
22.6
Hype
20.8
NOISE2025-04-25
Trump Executive Order on Antisemitism
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
9.8
Hype
24.7
HYPE2025-01-22
Trump Executive Order Ends DEI Programs
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
13.8
Hype
34.1
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
NOISE2026-02-21
New Mexico Launches Investigation of Forced Sterilization of Native American Women
single state · narrow
Damage
3.7
Hype
14.2
HYPE2026-02-19
Trump Basks in Black History Month Praise While Dodging Racism Claims
Information Operationfederal · narrow
Damage
4.2
Hype
36.8
NOISE2026-02-15
House Renames Press Gallery After Frederick Douglass
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
2.6
HYPE2025-09-17
DOJ Sues Providence Public Schools Over Educator Loan Forgiveness
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
9.0
Hype
29.9
HYPE2025-08-15
Trump Administration Challenges College Admissions Affirmative Action
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
20.9
Hype
27.5
HYPE2025-07-17
Nationwide 'Good Trouble' Protests Against Trump Deportations and Healthcare Cuts
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · moderate
Damage
6.9
Hype
29.7
NOISE2025-07-10
Trump Administration Investigates Minnesota Affirmative Action Policy
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
7.5
Hype
22.8
DMG2025-04-30
Trump Administration Seeks to Eliminate Disparate-Impact Liability
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
41.5
Hype
23.7
DMG2025-01-20
Trump Administration Dismantles DEI and Diversity Programs
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
44.7
Hype
24.5
WEEK 59Feb 8 – 14
DMG2026-02-07
ICE Raids and Immigration Enforcement Surge
Enforcement Actionmulti state · broad
Damage
36.7
Hype
27.9
WEEK 55Jan 11 – 17
NOISE2026-01-16
HRC Reveals Plan to Fight Trump Anti-LGBTQ Policies
federal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
9.2
WEEK 41Oct 5 – 11
NOISE2025-10-10
ACLU Sues Trump Officials Over Migrant Arrests in Colorado
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
21.0
Hype
23.5
WEEK 34Aug 17 – 23
DMG2025-08-23
Trump Administration Declares Hispanic-Serving College Grants Unconstitutional
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
52.9
Hype
26.5
WEEK 23Jun 1 – 7
HYPE2025-06-07
Activists Warn Trump Administration Poses Top Threat to LGBTQ+ Community
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
3.4
Hype
56.4
WEEK 21May 18 – 24
HYPE2025-05-23
Education Department Investigates Admissions at Virginia High School
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
8.2
Hype
46.9
WEEK 12Mar 16 – 22
DMG2025-03-22
DHS Cuts Civil Rights and Immigration Oversight Offices
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
58.5
Hype
13.3
DMG2025-03-22
Education Department Dismantling
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
39.3
Hype
29.1
WEEK 11Mar 9 – 15
DMG2025-03-15
Appeals Court Lifts Blocks on Trump Orders Restricting DEI Programs
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
29.0
Hype
15.0
WEEK 10Mar 2 – 8
DMG2025-03-07
Trump Administration Scales Back FACE Act Enforcement
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
35.5
Hype
24.1
WEEK 5Jan 26 – Feb 1
HYPE2025-02-01
McDonald's Ends Hispanic Heritage Requirement for Hispanic College Scholarships
Policy Changemulti state · narrow
Damage
14.9
Hype
27.4
WEEK 4Jan 19 – 25
HYPE2025-01-24
Trump Executive Order on Gender Identity Challenges Legal Protections
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
30.2
Hype
38.0
WEEK 1Dec 29 – Jan 4
HYPE2025-01-04
House Republicans Push to Amend Title IX
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
2.6
Hype
30.6