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JULY 24, 2023

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Mental Health Round-Ups: The Next Phase of the Government’s War on Thought Crimes 

Targeted for Tyranny: We’re All Suspects Under the Government’s Precrime Program 

Circle the Wagons: The Government Is On the Warpath 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

SCOTUS to Hear Challenge to Asset Forfeiture Scheme Where Police Seize and Keep Cars, Cash & Homes of Innocent Owners 

SCOTUS Safeguards the Rights of the Citizenry to Challenge the Deep State’s Electoral Power Grabs 

Supreme Court Paves the Way for the Government to Circumvent Double Jeopardy Clause, Prosecute Individuals Twice for the Same Crime 
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IN THE COURTS

Michigan Supreme Court Asks for Second Look at Drone Case 

Oklahoma Supreme Court Strikes Down Two Laws Restricting Abortion 

FBI Wrongly Searched for US Senator and State Senator in Section 702 Spy Data, Court Says 

8th Circuit OKs Conditions in Embattled Minnesota Sex Offender Program 

Ninth Circuit: Hyperbolic Remark Did Not Constitute a True Threat 

Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Abolition of Cash Bail 

Minnesota Amish Community Can Skip Septic Systems, State Appeals Court Rules 

Court Rules Against Kansas Two-Step Traffic Stops 

Court Strikes Down Limits on Filming of Police in Arizona 

Federal Judge Rules Oregon’s Tough New Gun Law Is Constitutional

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Circle the Wagons: The Government Is On the Warpath 

First, They Spied on Protesters. Then Churches. You’re Next 

A Nanny State Idiocracy: When the Government Thinks It Knows Best 

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VODCAST: ON TARGET

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

The Crazily Unconstitutional New Laws Trying to Criminalize Filming Cops 

Law Enforcement Line-of-Duty Deaths Decrease by 66% in 2023 

Boston Mayor Sent List Of Critics To Police

OVERCRIMINALIZATION 

NC Pastor Fined $60K for Housing Homeless on Church Property Without Permit

AMERICA AT WAR

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BEHIND BARS

Attorney Arrested After DNA He Sent to Genealogy Database Ties Him to 15-Year-Old Rape Cases 

Alabama Executes First Inmate After Supreme Court Negates Lethal Injection Concerns 

Reforms Have Failed to Prevent Sexual Abuse in ICE Jails
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NATIONAL SECURITY

Top DHS Official Warns of ‘Absolute Threat’ to Public Safety, Economy From Organized Retail Crime 

WAR ON KIDS, FAMILY

One Quarter of Adult Children Estranged From a Parent

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Amazon to Pay $25M Over Child Privacy Violations 

The Quiet Rise of Real-Time Crime Centers 

San Diego Police Want to Reinstall 500 Surveillance Cameras and 500 License Plate Readers on Smart Streetlights

FREE SPEECH

Supreme Court Flag Policy Ruling Muddied Water for Cities 

Texas TikTok Ban Challenged by First Amendment Rights Group 

Former ACLU President Cautions That American Self-Censorship Is Eroding Free Speech 

In Its 30th Year, Religious Freedom Restoration Act No Longer Enjoys Near-Unanimous Support 

The Movement to Limit Face Recognition Tech Might Finally Get a Win

TECHNOLOGY

New Home Video Doorbell Has Social Media-Powered Facial Recognition 

This AI Watches Millions Of Cars And Tells Cops If You’re Driving Like A Criminal

HEALTH & MEDICINE

FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill

POLITICS

Sex Trafficking Bill Gets New Life After Pushback

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