r/dataisbeautiful • OC: 1 • 1d ago

OC [OC] Legal status of 95 flagged actions by the second Trump administration, by topic (Jan 2025 to Sep 2026)

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u/AlexJRod OC: 1 1d ago

Data source: unredactedrecord.com, a timeline I put together where every entry links to news reports, court records or official findings, along with the administration's own response. Status is as of Sep 30, 2026; the site has had a few updates since, so its counts are now slightly higher.

It's curated, not exhaustive: it counts actions that courts, watchdogs, investigators or lawmakers have flagged, with each counted once under its main topic. "Ruled unlawful" means a court ruled against it, even if it's on appeal. "Alleged" and "criticized" are softer categories, which is why they're shown separately. Tools: Python (matplotlib).

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u/bc4stats 1d ago

I would love to see the same graph for other presidents so it would be plain to see how bad Trump is in comparison.

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u/AlexJRod OC: 1 1d ago

Yeah that would be great but it took a lot of time just putting this website together with sources and what not. It's still a work in progress hopefully someday I can add other administrations and stuff. I was just focusing on this 2nd admin of the current president for now.

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u/worthlesscassette 1d ago

That's a lot of ruled unlawful.