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March 15, 2020

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

This Is a Test: How Will the Constitution Fare During a Nationwide Lockdown? 

Coronavirus vs. the Mass Surveillance State: Which Poses the Greater Threat? 

The Looming Financial Nightmare: So Much for Living the American Dream

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Federal Courts Rule That Individuals Shot by Police but Not Immediately Arrested May Not Sue Police for Wrongdoing Under the Fourth Amendment 

In 5–4 Ruling, U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hold U.S. Border Patrol Agent Accountable for Shooting Across Border, Killing a Child at Play 

Rutherford Institute Denounces Automated Speed Cameras As Unconstitutional, Profit-Driven & an Extension of the Surveillance State
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IN THE COURTS

Woman Sues TSA for Inserting Fingers Inside of Her During “Search” 

Federal Court: Smell of Marijuana Justified Police Search of ‘Entire House,’ Including Safes and Locked Boxes 

A D.C. Judge Issues a Much-Needed Opinion on ‘Junk Science’ 

State Court Says It Isn't Theft To Remove An Unmarked Law Enforcement Tracking Device From Your Car 

Judge Orders Assange Held in Glass Box During Extradition Trial

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JUSTICE SYSTEM

This Company Is Using Racially-Biased Algorithms to Select Jurors

AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Police-Enforced Quarantine Hits Calif. Residential Block After Man’s Coronavirus Death 

Did Maryland Police Shoot And Kill A Sleeping Man?

OVERCRIMINALIZATION 

Two 10 Year Old Boys Arrested On Felonies For Playing With Toy Guns in Colorado

BEHIND BARS

A Little-Known State Law Says Felons Must Carry a Special ID or Go to Jail 

Chelsea Manning Ordered Released From Jail 

Police Jail Woman Who Paid Bail With Marijuana-Scented Cash 

Children Detained in America’s Prisons Are Charged for Underwear, Food, Books, Even Family Visits  

In Case of Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak, New York Plans To Use Prison Labor to Dig Mass Graves
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NATIONAL SECURITY

Cuomo Sends in the National Guard 

The U.S. Government Couldn’t Shut Down the Internet, Right? Think Again 

GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Caught Fabricating Evidence, Convicted Cop Remains on Force 2½ Years Later 

The IRS's History of Attacking Political Dissenters and Opponents 

FBI And DOJ Personnel Confirm Agents Frequently Fudge Facts When Seeking FISA Warrants

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Google Tracking Data Made This Cyclist a Suspect for Burglary 

Where Privacy Ends, Technocracy Begins 

BP To Turn Smart Cities Into 24/7 Real-Time Listening Devices Using Fiber Optic Cables 

China’s Excessive Coronavirus Public Monitoring Could Be Here to Stay 

Through Apps, Not Warrants, ‘Locate X’ Allows Federal Law Enforcement to Track Phones 

Should Government Be Able To Track Your Every Move Outside Your House For The Rest Of Your Life? 

AI Company Has Access To Pretty Much Every Piece Of Surveillance Tech The State Of Utah Owns 

ICE Targets Sanctuary Cities With Increased Surveillance 

Airbnb Gives Renters Secret Risk Assessments And Personality Tests

TECHNOLOGY

Scientists Achieve First Step In Creating Cyborgs 

Mind Reading: New Software Agents Will Infer What Users Are Thinking 

Post-Coronavirus Future? Injectable Biosensors, A.I. Virus Detection, Robots and a Cashless Society 

How Coronavirus Turned the “Dystopian Joke” of FaceID Masks Into a Reality

EDUCATION

School Resource Officer Handcuffs 7-Year-Old 

Police Report Filed for Stolen Juice Box From Union School District

ECONOMY

Super-Rich Jet Off to Disaster Bunkers Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Wash Your Hands—but Beware the Electric Hand Dryer 

ALEC Behind Push For Mandatory Vaccinations 

The Decline of Play in Preschoolers — And the Rise in Sensory Issues 

Would It Be Unamerican To Refuse Coronavirus Vaccination?

POLITICS

Joe Biden: Father of the Drug War's Asset Forfeiture Program 

Coronavirus Spending Bill Could Be Used to Cement Spying Authorities

FURTHER READING 

China Is Ill, but It Goes Much Deeper Than the Coronavirus 

In Coronavirus Fight, China Gives Citizens a Color Code, With Red Flags

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