Presidential directives that carry the force of law. Tagged incidents involve executive orders that violate constitutional limits, international obligations, or that circumvent congressional authority.
An executive order stripped human rights safeguards from the US arms transfer framework, replacing decades of bipartisan policy with a commerce-first approach. The subsequent emergency bypass of …
Executive Order 14383, signed February 6, 2026, establishes the 'America First Arms Transfer Strategy,' which reorders US arms export …
The EO makes no mention of human rights, international humanitarian law, or civilian protection — a stark departure from all previous …
A systematic campaign to destroy the International Criminal Court's ability to hold Americans accountable for war crimes, combining unprecedented sanctions on judges with demands to rewrite the Rome …
On February 6, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14203 imposing sanctions on the ICC, blocking property of the Chief Prosecutor …
The administration demanded three conditions: the ICC must guarantee it will not investigate Trump or his top officials, drop investigations …
Executive Order 14151 directed elimination of all federal DEI programs. DOGE implemented a three-phase purge, firing thousands of workers — including many who had no current DEI role — using AI tools …
Executive Order 14151, signed January 20, 2025, directed agencies to terminate all DEI offices, positions, equity action plans, DEI-related …
OPM gave agencies until noon on January 23 — just three days — to report all DEIA offices, employees, and contractors, and to develop …
An executive order attempting unprecedented presidential control over federal elections — requiring proof of citizenship to register, decertifying voting machines in 39 states, restricting mail …
The order mandated proof of US citizenship (passport or equivalent) to register to vote using the national form. Only about half of …
The order directed the EAC to decertify all previously certified voting machines within 180 days. Machines used in 39 states would be …
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Updated March 25, 2026Civil Rights
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Executive order reversing the federal execution moratorium and mandating the death penalty be sought for all murders by undocumented immigrants 'regardless of other factors' — creating a …
The executive order reversed Biden's July 2021 moratorium on federal executions and directed the attorney general to seek the death penalty …
The order mandates the death penalty be pursued 'regardless of other factors' in two specific categories: murders of law enforcement …
An executive order attempting to override the Fourteenth Amendment's birthright citizenship guarantee by executive fiat, blocked by every court to consider it and now before the Supreme Court.
EO 14160 attempted to deny citizenship to babies born in the U.S. to parents without lawful permanent status.
Four federal district courts and two appeals courts blocked the order as unconstitutional.
The administration imposed an unprecedented total ban on asylum claims at the southern border, shutting down the CBP One app and eliminating all avenues for protection. A federal judge ruled the …
Executive order signed January 20, 2025 suspended all asylum processing at the southern border and shut down the CBP One scheduling app.
The order declared an 'invasion' at the southern border and invoked emergency powers to bypass statutory asylum protections.
A sweeping executive order redefining sex across the federal government, with material consequences for transgender individuals in detention, healthcare, and civil documentation.
EO 14168 defines gender as an immutable male-female binary determined 'at conception,' rejecting gender identity as a legal category.
Transgender individuals in federal custody must be housed according to birth sex, increasing documented risk of sexual violence.