Day 620
October 1, 2026
6 incidents
- Significant Democratic Concern Corruption & Self-Dealing
GAO and OSC investigations requested
Raskin and Rep. Whitesides ask the Government Accountability Office and the Office of Special Counsel to investigate under the propaganda rider, the Anti-Deficiency Act and the Hatch Act.
- Major Abuse of Power Civil Rights
Federal charges for Vermont ICE facility door blockades
The U.S. Attorney's Office for Vermont charges five protesters, aged 22 to 80, with obstructing access to a federal facility for blocking doors at an ICE facility in Williston on several occasions between February and July 2026. The offense carries up to 30 days in prison. An attorney for some of them calls the move 'an effort to intimidate folks' (NHPR).
From: DOJ Charges 15 Anti-ICE Protesters with Felony Conspiracy in Minneapolis
- Major Abuse of Power Rule of Law
Comey prosecutor nominated to federal bench
Trump nominates Philip Aubart, the prosecution's point person in the case, to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
From: DOJ Indicts James Comey Over Instagram Photo in 'Vengeance Tour' Prosecution (April 2026)
- Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Extrajudicial Killing
Good's family files two federal lawsuits
Good's family files a Federal Tort Claims Act wrongful-death suit against the United States, and a civil rights conspiracy suit naming ICE agent Jonathan Ross, Stephen Miller, former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Gregory Bovino and others. The second suit alleges a coordinated effort to 'target, harass and terrorize Somali and Hispanic Minnesotans' (CBS Minnesota, Mother Jones).
From: ICE Agent Kills Renee Good, American Mother of Three, in Minneapolis
- Serious Rights Violation Federal Dismantlement
2026 measles cases reach 3,887
CDC reports 3,887 confirmed measles cases in 2026, reported by 47 jurisdictions, 95% outbreak-associated, with 42 new outbreaks. Through mid-September the 2026 count was more than double the 2025 count at the same point.
From: HHS Dismantlement Under RFK Jr. During the Worst Measles Outbreak in 30 Years
- Serious Rights Violation Rule of Law
Comey prosecutor nominated to federal bench
Trump nominates Philip Aubart, the prosecutor who became the point person in the Comey '86 47' case, to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
From: Weaponization of the Department of Justice: Retaliatory Investigations and Prosecutions