Tracking every rollback, reversal, and overreach — and the path back to the America we know.
A federal appeals court ruled the Trump administration's ban on active transgender military service members is unconstitutional. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signaled intent to appeal to the Supreme Court. The policy expels thousands of currently serving transgender troops from the military.
The Department of Justice took action to reinstate execution by firing squad as a method of capital punishment. This expands the methods available for federal death penalty cases beyond lethal injection. The policy directly affects death row inmates in federal custody and raises questions about execution procedures and constitutional protections.
Trump signed an executive order eliminating birthright citizenship, which grants automatic citizenship to children born in the United States. The order conflicts with the SAVE America Act and is currently before the Supreme Court. The action could disenfranchise millions of Americans born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents.
A Trump administration order permits the transfer of transgender inmates to facilities matching their biological sex rather than gender identity. A federal appeals court allowed the policy to proceed while transgender women inmates pursue additional legal challenges. The ruling directly affects approximately 17 transgender women in federal custody facing transfer to men's facilities.
On January 23, 2025, the Trump administration signed Memorandum 2025-02124 directing federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. The memorandum instructs the Department of Interior to grant federal tribal status to the Lumbee Nation, a tribe with approximately 55,000 enrolled members. Federal recognition grants the tribe access to federal benefits, services, and the ability to establish tribal sovereignty including law enforcement and self-governance on tribal lands.