DIThe Distraction Index

#judicial_review

32 events across 19 weeks

11Damage
5Hype
16Noise
19.2Avg Dmg
18.8Avg Hype
WEEK 84Aug 2 – 8
NOISE2026-08-03
9th Circuit Strikes Down Trump Mandatory Detention Policy
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
9.9
Hype
17.5
NOISE2026-08-03
Philadelphia Seeks Third Circuit Reconsideration of Trump Housing Ruling
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
8.0
Hype
2.8
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
NOISE2026-07-23
Judge Questions Hegseth Testosterone Policy vs. Transgender Troop Care
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
9.5
Hype
12.0
WEEK 81Jul 12 – 18
NOISE2026-07-18
Former FEMA CFO Firing Over Luxury Hotels for Illegal Immigrants Ruled Unlawful
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
3.7
Hype
2.1
WEEK 77Jun 14 – 20
HYPE2026-06-14
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Executive Order on 'Inappropriate Content' at National Sites
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
12.6
Hype
27.0
WEEK 68Apr 12 – 18
NOISE2026-04-16
Judge Extends Pause on Maryland Warehouse Conversion to Immigrant Detention
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
13.1
Hype
17.5
WEEK 67Apr 5 – 11
HYPE2026-04-05
Trump Administration Requests Appeals Court Pause on White House Ballroom Construction Order
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
14.1
Hype
55.3
HYPE2026-04-05
Judge Halts Trump College Admissions Race Consideration Requirement
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
68.5
DMG2026-04-05
Iowa Judge Finds Federal Immigration Actions Test Bounds of Bad Faith
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
37.1
Hype
23.5
WEEK 61Feb 22 – 28
NOISE2026-02-24
Appeals Court Questions EPA Clean Energy Contract Terminations
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
13.8
Hype
17.6
DMG2025-05-09
Judge Blocks Trump Sanctuary Cities Executive Order
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
30.2
Hype
20.9
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
DMG2026-02-15
Court Orders Retrieval of Student Deported to Honduras
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
33.6
Hype
29.0
NOISE2026-02-15
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Healthcare Funding Cuts
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
3.5
Hype
14.8
HYPE2026-02-15
Court Blocks Deportation of Tufts Graduate Student
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
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NOISE2026-02-06
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore NY-NJ Rail Tunnel Funding
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
9.9
Hype
14.1
DMG2025-10-31
More Than 100 Judges Rule Against Trump Administration's Mandatory Detention Policy
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
28.1
Hype
7.7
DMG2025-05-28
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Immigration Benefit Processing
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
27.8
Hype
19.4
DMG2025-04-23
Judge Blocks Trump Election Overhaul Including Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
29.5
Hype
25.9
DMG2025-04-03
Judicial Review of Trump Executive Orders Becomes Central to Governance
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
30.2
Hype
9.7
WEEK 53Dec 28 – Jan 3
NOISE2026-01-01
Judge Voids Decision to End Legal Status of 60,000 Immigrants
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
7.8
Hype
5.6
WEEK 52Dec 21 – 27
NOISE2025-12-25
Judge Allows Deportation Error Victim to Spend Christmas with Family
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
1.1
Hype
10.1
DMG2025-12-25
Judge Orders Restoration of Disaster Funding to Democratic States
Resource Reallocationmulti state · broad
Damage
29.8
Hype
25.3
NOISE2025-12-25
Trump $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Upheld by Judge
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
23.0
Hype
16.0
WEEK 42Oct 12 – 18
NOISE2025-10-17
Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Firing Workers During Shutdown
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
18.9
Hype
17.4
WEEK 41Oct 5 – 11
HYPE2025-10-10
Appeals Court Skeptical of Oregon Judge's Block on Portland Troop Deployment
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · broad
Damage
18.4
Hype
28.2
WEEK 37Sep 7 – 13
NOISE2025-09-13
Rhode Island Judge Halts HUD Effort to Change Homeless Funding Criteria
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
4.2
Hype
8.5
WEEK 31Jul 27 – Aug 2
NOISE2025-08-02
Judge Pauses Trump Administration Fast-Track Deportation Expansion
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
16.2
Hype
18.6
WEEK 27Jun 29 – Jul 5
NOISE2025-07-05
Judge Blocks Immigrant Deportation to South Sudan
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
7.1
Hype
5.6
WEEK 26Jun 22 – 28
DMG2025-06-27
Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions Against Executive Orders
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
96.8
Hype
31.9
WEEK 25Jun 15 – 21
NOISE2025-06-14
Supreme Court Pending Cases on Transgender Care Bans
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
15.1
Hype
5.5
WEEK 20May 11 – 17
DMG2025-05-17
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Expedite Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
22.8
Hype
14.6
WEEK 5Jan 26 – Feb 1
DMG2025-02-01
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Spending Freeze on Grants and Loans
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
37.2
Hype
28.8