Day 4

January 23, 2025

3 incidents

  1. Major Abuse of Power Civil Rights

    Human Rights Watch condemns the order

    HRW published an analysis concluding the order 'moves to reject transgender identity and rights' across the federal government.

    From: Executive Orders Targeting Transgender Rights and Gender Identity Recognition

  2. Major Abuse of Power Civil Rights

    First federal court blocks the order

    A federal judge in Washington state issued a temporary restraining order, calling the executive order 'blatantly unconstitutional.'

    From: Executive Order Attempting to Restrict Fourteenth Amendment Birthright Citizenship

  3. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Federal Dismantlement

    17 inspectors general fired in a single night

    Trump fires 17 federal inspectors general — the independent agency watchdogs — in a single evening without the 30-day Congressional notice required by statute. A federal court later rules the mass firing violated the Inspector General Act.

    From: DOGE: Musk-Led Dismantlement of Federal Agencies Without Congressional Authorization