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Undercovered High-Damage

Week 50: Dec 7 – Dec 13, 2025 · 🔒 FROZEN

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These are events where constitutional damage (A-score) far exceeds the media attention they receive (B-score). An Attention Budget below −15 means the event is getting less coverage than its real-world impact warrants — the public should know more about these.

Undercovered (1)
Supreme Court Hears Alabama Appeal on Execution of Intellectually Disabled Man
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
1 source
A
42.5
B
26.4
-16 BALANCED
IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING

Monitor Supreme Court oral arguments and eventual ruling for signals about the Court's commitment to Atkins precedent and protections for intellectually disabled defendants in capital cases. Track whether the Court narrows the definition of intellectual disability or procedural pathways for proving it, which would represent significant constitutional erosion affecting death penalty administration nationwide.

All List A Events (4)
Trump Administration Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast
Enforcement Actioninternational · narrow
9 sources
A
37.6
B
27.2
-10 BALANCED
Trump Administration Proposes Social Media History Requirement for Visa Applicants
Policy Changefederal · moderate
1 source
A
33.8
B
24.2
-10 BALANCED
Trump Opposes Warner Bros. Discovery Retaining CNN Ownership
Personnel Capturefederal · moderate
2 sources
A
33.1
B
24.2
-9 BALANCED
Trump Administration Establishes Militarized Zone on California-Mexico Border
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
3 sources
A
31.5
B
29.4
-2 BALANCED