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AUGUST 14, 2023

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Indoctrination, Intimidation & Intolerance: What Passes for Education Today 

Technocensorship: The Government’s War on So-Called Dangerous Ideas 

Whether You Live in a Small Town or a Big City, the Government Is Still Out to Get You 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Appeals Court Agrees: First Amendment Requires Jail Officials to Treat All Religious Beliefs Equally 

Supreme Court Protects Anti-Government Speech, Narrows Scope of Immigration Law to Not Criminalize Encouragement of Civil Disobedience 

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Asset Forfeiture Scheme Where Police Seize and Keep Cars, Cash & Homes of Innocent Owners 
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IN THE COURTS

Ninth Circuit Rules Hawaii Butterfly Knife Ban Violates Second Amendment 

Fourth Circuit Blasts Congress for Undermining Separation of Powers 

Utah’s Lawsuit Against National Monuments Dropped by Federal Judge 

Judge Says Trump’s Right to Free Speech Is ‘Not Absolute’ in Jan. 6 Case 

Appeals Court Says A Cop Can Violate Another Cop’s Rights By Shooting At The Other Cop 

Second Amendment Doesn’t Protect Gun Rights of Those Who Pose a Threat to Society, Court Rules 

Judge Denies Request to Block Florida Law Making It a Crime to Drive People in the US Illegally

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

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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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A Nation Imploding: Digital Tyranny, Insurrection and Martial Law 

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Michigan’s Police Secrecy Raises Concerns About ‘Wandering Cops’ 

A Police Raid of a Kansas Newsroom Raises Alarms About Violations of Press Freedom 

The NYPD’s New Robotic Pet 

See if Police in Your State Reported Crime Data to the FBI
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SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ Tech Is a Privacy Nightmare 

Everybody Poops. Wisconsin Is a National Leader in Using It to Monitor Public Health 

If Schools Implement Biometric Technology, How Will Students’ Privacy Stay Protected? 

‘Digidogs’ Are the Latest in Crime-Fighting Technology. Privacy Advocates Are Terrified

ASSET FORFEITURE

DOJ Eyeing Americans ‘Like ATMs,’ Spending Over $6 Billion to Aid Civil Asset Forfeitures

TECHNOLOGY

MI5 Use AI to ‘Automate’ Search for Terrorists Watching Violent Videos 

California Is Testing Controversial Digital ID, Starting With Driver's Licenses 

Scientists Control Human DNA with Electricity in 'Leap Forward', Study Reports

EDUCATION

Want to Make Sure Your Child’s School Is Safe? These Are the Questions Parents Should Ask

POLITICS

Illinois Governor Signs Ban on Firearms Advertising Allegedly Marketed to Kids and Militants

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