Methodology

Inclusion criteria

An entry qualifies for the archive when it is (a) a court judgment, settlement, or jury finding adverse to Donald Trump or a Trump-controlled entity; or (b) a corporate Chapter 11 filing of a Trump-controlled or Trump-branded entity; or (c) a brand, partnership, or product that closed, was discontinued, or was de-branded under documented circumstances; or (d) a certified electoral defeat of Trump or a Trump-endorsed candidate; or (e) a policy decision with a measurable, sourced negative outcome; or (f) a criminal conviction or guilty plea by a close associate or co-defendant.

Counters

Each scoreboard tile reflects a current, verifiable total drawn from the published entries below it. When a ruling is reversed on appeal, the tile reflects the current legal status; the underlying entry retains the original number with a vacated note and a link to the reversing opinion.

Date conventions

Primary date for a court matter is the date of the operative ruling, judgment, or filing. Bankruptcy primary date is the petition date. Election entries use the certification date.

Update cadence

New entries publish on a rolling basis. Entries are reviewed quarterly for status changes (appeals, settlements, vacaturs) and link rot. A “What changed this week” index regenerates each Friday and feeds the newsletter digest.

Mirroring

Every external source URL is mirrored to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine on day of publication. The Wayback URL is stored alongside the live URL so the archive remains usable when sources move or disappear.