The Record

Who upheld constitutional limits — and who went against them.

We don't average this into one score. A single serious violation shouldn't get buried under thousands of routine actions.

Of 12,000+ actions reviewed since 2009, 109 were serious enough to flag as constitutional violations. Start there — or browse below.

Administration totals include every official who served — cabinet, agency heads, and the President. A person's own record is on the People tab.

Earlier administrations show fewer tracked actions because historical records are still being added. This is a coverage gap, not a clean bill of health.

Coverage is still growing: some major actions — including prominent actions from recent administrations that courts later struck down — are still being added to the record. Serious-violation counts reflect actions reviewed so far and can rise for any administration as coverage completes.

Sorted by Most recent. 5 shown.

Serious violations are already counted inside "went against constitutional limits" — they're not added on top.

ADMINISTRATION

Trump II

2025 – present

Leans went against constitutional limits · Includes 41 serious violations

155 officials

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Biden

2021 – 2025

Mostly upheld constitutional limits · 0 serious violations

93 officials

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Trump I

2017 – 2021

Mostly upheld constitutional limits · Includes 11 serious violations

106 officials

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Obama

2009 – 2017

Mostly upheld constitutional limits · 0 serious violations

85 officials

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ADMINISTRATION

Before 2009

Before 2009 · coverage still growing

Mostly upheld constitutional limits · Includes 5 serious violations

We haven't attributed individual officials for this period yet — a coverage gap, not a design choice.

These actions predate the "since 2009" total at the top of the page — added coverage, not double-counted.

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