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27 events across 15 weeks
11
Damage
4
Hype
12
Noise
21.1
Avg Dmg
20.0
Avg Hype
WEEK 68
Apr 12 – 18
NOISE
2026-04-16
Judge Extends Pause on Maryland Warehouse Conversion to Immigrant Detention
Policy Change
single state · moderate
Damage
13.1
Hype
17.5
WEEK 67
Apr 5 – 11
DMG
2026-04-05
Iowa Judge Finds Federal Immigration Actions Test Bounds of Bad Faith
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · narrow
Damage
37.1
Hype
23.5
HYPE
2026-04-05
Trump Administration Requests Appeals Court Pause on White House Ballroom Construction Order
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
WEEK 61
Feb 22 – 28
NOISE
2026-02-24
Appeals Court Questions EPA Clean Energy Contract Terminations
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
13.8
Hype
17.6
DMG
2025-05-09
Judge Blocks Trump Sanctuary Cities Executive Order
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · moderate
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
DMG
2026-02-15
Court Orders Retrieval of Student Deported to Honduras
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
Damage
33.6
Hype
29.0
HYPE
2026-02-15
Court Blocks Deportation of Tufts Graduate Student
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
WEEK 53
Dec 28 – Jan 3
NOISE
2026-01-01
Judge Voids Decision to End Legal Status of 60,000 Immigrants
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · moderate
Damage
7.8
Hype
5.6
WEEK 52
Dec 21 – 27
NOISE
2025-12-25
Trump $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Upheld by Judge
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
23.0
Hype
16.0
NOISE
2025-12-25
Judge Allows Deportation Error Victim to Spend Christmas with Family
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
WEEK 42
Oct 12 – 18
NOISE
2025-10-17
Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Firing Workers During Shutdown
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · moderate
Damage
18.9
Hype
17.4
WEEK 41
Oct 5 – 11
HYPE
2025-10-10
Appeals Court Skeptical of Oregon Judge's Block on Portland Troop Deployment
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · broad
Damage
18.4
Hype
28.2
WEEK 37
Sep 7 – 13
NOISE
2025-09-13
Rhode Island Judge Halts HUD Effort to Change Homeless Funding Criteria
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · narrow
Damage
4.2
Hype
8.5
WEEK 31
Jul 27 – Aug 2
NOISE
2025-08-02
Judge Pauses Trump Administration Fast-Track Deportation Expansion
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · moderate
Damage
16.2
Hype
18.6
WEEK 27
Jun 29 – Jul 5
NOISE
2025-07-05
Judge Blocks Immigrant Deportation to South Sudan
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
Damage
7.1
Hype
5.6
WEEK 26
Jun 22 – 28
DMG
2025-06-27
Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions Against Executive Orders
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
Damage
96.8
Hype
31.9
WEEK 25
Jun 15 – 21
NOISE
2025-06-14
Supreme Court Pending Cases on Transgender Care Bans
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
Damage
15.1
Hype
5.5
WEEK 20
May 11 – 17
DMG
2025-05-17
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Expedite Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
Damage
22.8
Hype
14.6
WEEK 5
Jan 26 – Feb 1
DMG
2025-02-01
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Spending Freeze on Grants and Loans
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
Damage
37.2
Hype
28.8
Damage
14.1
Hype
55.3
HYPE
2026-04-05
Judge Halts Trump College Admissions Race Consideration Requirement
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
68.5
Damage
30.2
Hype
20.9
Damage
0.0
Hype
—
NOISE
2026-02-15
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Healthcare Funding Cuts
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
Damage
3.5
Hype
14.8
NOISE
2026-02-06
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore NY-NJ Rail Tunnel Funding
Resource Reallocation
single state · moderate
Damage
9.9
Hype
14.1
DMG
2025-10-31
More Than 100 Judges Rule Against Trump Administration's Mandatory Detention Policy
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
Damage
28.1
Hype
7.7
DMG
2025-05-28
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Immigration Benefit Processing
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · moderate
Damage
27.8
Hype
19.4
DMG
2025-04-23
Judge Blocks Trump Election Overhaul Including Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
Damage
29.5
Hype
25.9
DMG
2025-04-03
Judicial Review of Trump Executive Orders Becomes Central to Governance
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
Damage
30.2
Hype
9.7
Damage
1.1
Hype
10.1
DMG
2025-12-25
Judge Orders Restoration of Disaster Funding to Democratic States
Resource Reallocation
multi state · broad
Damage
29.8
Hype
25.3