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** JULY 24, 2023
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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Mental Health Round-Ups: The Next Phase of the Government’s War on Thought Crimes ([link removed])

Targeted for Tyranny: We’re All Suspects Under the Government’s Precrime Program ([link removed])

Circle the Wagons: The Government Is On the Warpath ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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SCOTUS to Hear Challenge to Asset Forfeiture Scheme Where Police Seize and Keep Cars, Cash & Homes of Innocent Owners ([link removed])

SCOTUS Safeguards the Rights of the Citizenry to Challenge the Deep State’s Electoral Power Grabs ([link removed])

Supreme Court Paves the Way for the Government to Circumvent Double Jeopardy Clause, Prosecute Individuals Twice for the Same Crime ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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Michigan Supreme Court Asks for Second Look at Drone Case ([link removed])

Oklahoma Supreme Court Strikes Down Two Laws Restricting Abortion ([link removed])

FBI Wrongly Searched for US Senator and State Senator in Section 702 Spy Data, Court Says ([link removed])

8th Circuit OKs Conditions in Embattled Minnesota Sex Offender Program ([link removed])

Ninth Circuit: Hyperbolic Remark Did Not Constitute a True Threat ([link removed])

Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Abolition of Cash Bail ([link removed])

Minnesota Amish Community Can Skip Septic Systems, State Appeals Court Rules ([link removed])

Court Rules Against Kansas Two-Step Traffic Stops ([link removed])

Court Strikes Down Limits on Filming of Police in Arizona ([link removed])

Federal Judge Rules Oregon’s Tough New Gun Law Is Constitutional ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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Circle the Wagons: The Government Is On the Warpath ([link removed])

First, They Spied on Protesters. Then Churches. You’re Next ([link removed])

A Nanny State Idiocracy: When the Government Thinks It Knows Best ([link removed])

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** VODCAST: ON TARGET
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Enemies of the Deep State: The Government’s War on Domestic Terrorism Is a Trap ([link removed])


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** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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The Crazily Unconstitutional New Laws Trying to Criminalize Filming Cops ([link removed])

Law Enforcement Line-of-Duty Deaths Decrease by 66% in 2023 ([link removed])

Boston Mayor Sent List Of Critics To Police ([link removed])


** OVERCRIMINALIZATION
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NC Pastor Fined $60K for Housing Homeless on Church Property Without Permit ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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** BEHIND BARS
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Attorney Arrested After DNA He Sent to Genealogy Database Ties Him to 15-Year-Old Rape Cases ([link removed])

Alabama Executes First Inmate After Supreme Court Negates Lethal Injection Concerns ([link removed])

Reforms Have Failed to Prevent Sexual Abuse in ICE Jails ([link removed])
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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Top DHS Official Warns of ‘Absolute Threat’ to Public Safety, Economy From Organized Retail Crime ([link removed])


** WAR ON KIDS, FAMILY
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One Quarter of Adult Children Estranged From a Parent ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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Amazon to Pay $25M Over Child Privacy Violations ([link removed])

The Quiet Rise of Real-Time Crime Centers ([link removed])

San Diego Police Want to Reinstall 500 Surveillance Cameras and 500 License Plate Readers on Smart Streetlights ([link removed])


** FREE SPEECH
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Supreme Court Flag Policy Ruling Muddied Water for Cities ([link removed])

Texas TikTok Ban Challenged by First Amendment Rights Group ([link removed])

Former ACLU President Cautions That American Self-Censorship Is Eroding Free Speech ([link removed])

In Its 30th Year, Religious Freedom Restoration Act No Longer Enjoys Near-Unanimous Support ([link removed])

The Movement to Limit Face Recognition Tech Might Finally Get a Win ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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New Home Video Doorbell Has Social Media-Powered Facial Recognition ([link removed])

This AI Watches Millions Of Cars And Tells Cops If You’re Driving Like A Criminal ([link removed])


** HEALTH & MEDICINE
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FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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Sex Trafficking Bill Gets New Life After Pushback ([link removed])

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