Day 486

May 20, 2026

2 incidents

  1. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Rule of Law

    Case ongoing; part of broader DOJ vengeance tour

    The SPLC prosecution proceeds alongside the Comey indictment and other Trump DOJ actions targeting political adversaries and civil society organizations. The cases are collectively described by legal observers and press freedom advocates as a systematic campaign to suppress political opposition through the threat of criminal prosecution.

    From: DOJ Indicts Southern Poverty Law Center for Hate-Group Monitoring Operations (May 2026)

  2. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Rule of Law

    Case ongoing; prosecution part of broader pattern

    The case proceeds alongside other Trump DOJ prosecutions of political adversaries and civil society organizations, including the simultaneous indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Legal observers describe both cases as part of a systematic 'vengeance tour' targeting Trump's critics and political enemies.

    From: DOJ Indicts James Comey Over Instagram Photo in 'Vengeance Tour' Prosecution (April 2026)