The Distraction Index

Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2

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Week 8: Feb 16 – Feb 22, 2025 · 🔒 FROZEN

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Events with high constitutional damage but low media attention (Attention Budget < −30).

DOJ Files Complaint Against Judge in Transgender Military Ban Case
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
A
67.9
B
26.5
-41 UNDERCOVERED
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PRIORITY ALERT: Executive branch filing complaint against judge overseeing case challenging its own policy represents direct attack on judicial independence and separation of powers. Monitor for: (1) outcome of complaint and any recusal/removal, (2) chilling effects on other judges hearing administration challenges, (3) precedent for future executive pressure on judiciary, (4) bar association and judicial conference responses, (5) whether this becomes pattern across multiple cases. This is a fundamental constitutional crisis mechanism regardless of underlying policy merits.