The Standing Record

This is the Standing Record for July 26, 2026. Nothing new from July 25, 2026, but we added 14 events that erode our democratic ideals from earlier dates to the archive — 695 so far this month, 1245 in total. If you saw something happen — yesterday, or any other day — that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

This day in history

We haven't recorded anything for July 25, 2026 yet, so we thought it would be fun to take a look back in history.

As it turns out, the archive holds nothing from any prior July 25 either — a quiet date all around.

Filling out the archive

We're steadily backfilling the archive — working backward through the record so the timeline is complete, not just current. These are older events we archived yesterday. If you know of something from months or years back that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

• April 22, 2003 — North Dakota Gov. Hoeven signed SB 2188, shielding child-placing agencies that refuse placements on religious or moral grounds
• March 3, 2004 — Utah Legislature gave final passage to HJR025, proposing constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
• March 23, 2004 — Utah Gov. Olene Walker signed SB 24, banning state recognition of same-sex marriages and equivalent relationships
• April 21, 2004 — Virginia General Assembly enacted Affirmation of Marriage Act, voiding same-sex civil unions and contractual rights
• July 11, 2022 — Border Patrol agent shot unarmed teen in Calexico eight times after two prior disciplined civilian shootings
• December 28, 2024 — San Diego County sheriff's deputies ignored Bobby Ray Patton's pleas for help during Vista jail safety checks; he died hours later
• January 15, 2026 — FTC issued Civil Investigative Demands to Endocrine Society and AAP for records on pediatric gender-affirming care guidelines
• February 26, 2026 — Riverside County Sheriff Bianco seized 650,000 election ballots and launched unauthorized fraud probe, defying AG's halt order
• March 10, 2026 — Montana AG Knudsen issued a cease-and-desist ordering Helena to rescind its sanctuary-city resolution under state grant-funding threat
• March 28, 2026 — DHS agent's less-lethal projectile destroyed USC student's eye as he documented Los Angeles 'No Kings' protest
• April 1, 2026 — ICE acting director confirmed to Congress the agency uses Paragon's Graphite spyware without disclosing permitted domestic targets or legal basis
• April 10, 2026 — DOJ sued Washtenaw County, Michigan to strike down ICE non-cooperation policies, invoking the Supremacy Clause
• April 30, 2026 — Court filing revealed DOJ officials sought Illinois voter data to purge noncitizens; emails showed staff directed to conceal purpose
• July 20, 2026 — Trump ordered federal review of scientific manual used by federal judges

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