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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

A Nation of Snitches: DHS Is Grooming Americans to Report on Each Other 

Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Many Ways Our Rights Have Been Usurped Since 9/11 

The Next Crisis Is Anyone’s Guess, But the Government Is Ready to Lockdown the Nation 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

No, the Government Should Not Be Allowed to Use Warrantless Drone Surveillance to Snoop on Citizens at Home or Spy on Private Property 

Victory: Court Discourages Constitutional Mischief by the Government, Holds DMV Fiscally Accountable for Constitutional Violations 

Rutherford Institute Calls Foul After Police Twice Arrest the Wrong Man and Hold Him in Jail for Three Days Before Verifying His Identity 
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IN THE COURTS

Ninth Circuit Passes Up Chance to Overturn California’s Red Flag Gun Law 

10th Circuit Won't Restore Gun Rights to a Woman Convicted of Check Fraud 

Alabama Supreme Court Considers Fundamental Question: What Is Life? 

Federal Judge Rules Texas University That Canceled Drag Show Didn’t Violate Free Speech Rights 

Supreme Court Asked To Determine Whether A Drug Dog Touching A Car With Its Paws Violates The Fourth Amendment

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 

Podcast Archive

VODCAST: ON TARGET

When Censoring ‘Disinformation’ Becomes Silencing Truth 

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Not RoboCop, but a New Robot Is Patrolling New York’s Times Square Subway Station 

Settlements for Police Misconduct Lawsuits Cost Taxpayers From Coast to Coast 

Cops Bound Child’s Wrists With Zip Ties During Arrest 

LAPD Officers to Test Next-Gen Taser With 45-Foot Range

OVERCRIMINALIZATION 

20 Common Functions of American Life the Government Wants to Regulate, Restrict or Outright Ban

AMERICA AT WAR

A 9/11 Defendant Is Ruled Unfit for Trial After a Medical Panel Finds Torture Left Him Psychotic 

U.S. Close to Providing Ukraine With Long-Range Cluster Missiles
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NATIONAL SECURITY

Biden Announces New Office to Combat Gun Violence 

New Docs Reveal How DHS Argued They Have Authority to Censor ‘Misinformation’ 

Covid Helped China Secure the DNA of Millions, Spurring Arms Race Fears 

DHS Awards $20 Million in Grants to Help Identify Americans as Potential ‘Extremists’

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Census Bureau Wants to Test Asking About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity on Biggest Survey 

Surveillance Cameras Are Watching You in Theaters Too 

Your WiFi Can Now Be Used To "See" Throughout Your Home

FREE SPEECH

Artists Aim to Bring Back Lawsuit Over Removal of Mural Honoring Police Shooting Victim

TECHNOLOGY

AI, Critical Thinking, and the Future of Freedom 

AI Is Part of a ‘New Era’ at IRS 

In The Global Race To Regulate AI, No One Is Quite Sure How

EDUCATION

Only 5% of Americans Know All 1st Amendment Rights, Survey Finds

POLITICS

Americans’ Trust in Government and Politics Drops Even Lower

FURTHER READING 

What If the Constitution No Longer Applied?

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