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JANUARY 28, 2024

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Watchlisted: You’re Probably Already on a Government Extremism List 

Digital Kill Switches: How Tyrannical Governments Stifle Political Dissent 

Criminality in the White House: The Rise of the Political Psychopath 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Rutherford Institute Calls on Supreme Court to Protect Free Speech on Social Media

Rutherford Institute Denounces Rise in Government’s Cancel Culture Efforts to Censor, Ostracize & Shun Politically Unpopular Viewpoints 

Rutherford Institute Opposes Census Bureau’s Plans to Question Citizens About Mental Health, Psychosocial Disabilities in Mandatory Survey 
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IN THE COURTS

Ninth Circuit: FBI Breached Search, Privacy Rights During Safe Deposit Box Seizure at Self-Storage Facility 

Jury Awards E. Jean Carroll $83.3 Million in Damages for Donald Trump Defamation 

Sex Robots Go to Court: Testing the Limits of Privacy and Sexual Freedom 

Court Says Marine Vet’s Lawsuit Against Nevada’s Forfeiture Laws Can Move Forward 

Supreme Court Allows Alabama to Carry Out First-Ever Execution by Nitrogen Gas of Death Row Inmate 

US Judge Condemns FBI While Ordering Release of Man in ‘Newburgh Four’ Case 

Supreme Court Rules Border Agents Can Remove Razor Wire Erected by Texas

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

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Digital Kill Switches: How Tyrannical Governments Stifle Political Dissent 

Criminality in the White House: The Rise of the Political Psychopath 

Apocalypse Now: The Government’s Use of Controlled Chaos to Maintain Power 

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Supreme Court Gave Police Cover for Botched Raids 

Minneapolis Hopes to Revive Red Light Cameras That Were Ruled Unconstitutional in 2007

AMERICA AT WAR

The Pentagon Is Already Testing Tomorrow’s AI-Powered Swarm Drones, Ships

BEHIND BARS

Grandfather Was Mistakenly Identified as a Robber by Facial Recognition Software, Then Sexually Assaulted in Jail 
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WAR ON KIDS, FAMILY

FBI Warns About Growing Threat of Sextortion

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

How Surveillance Is Changing Our Most Intimate Relationships  

NSA Finally Admits to Spying on Americans by Purchasing Sensitive Data 

US Company Must Stop Supplying China’s Regime With DNA Surveillance Tech 

Amazon Ring Will Stop Letting Police Call On Its Users For Surveillance Footage 

France Fines Amazon $35 Million Over ‘Excessive’ Worker Surveillance 

U.S. Government Is Demanding Details on Your Fertility, Bathing Habits, More

FREE SPEECH

No, Blocking Traffic Is Not Protected by the First Amendment 

College Is All About Curiosity. And That Requires Free Speech 

Meta’s Oversight Board Raises Concerns Over Automated Moderation of Hate Speech

TECHNOLOGY

Genetic Scientists Are Creating Health Doomsday For Humanity

EDUCATION

Schools Are Using Surveillance Tech to Catch Students Vaping—and Doling Out Harsh Punishments

ECONOMY

Trump Added $8.4 Trillion to the National Debt

HEALTH & MEDICINE

64,000 Pregnancies Caused by Rape Have Occurred in States with a Total Abortion Ban, New Study Estimates

POLITICS

Georgia Lawmakers, in Support of Israel, Pass Bill That Would Define Antisemitism in State Law 

Rhode Island Lawmakers Wrangle Over Update to Police ‘Bill of Rights’ 

Gov. Kathy Hochul Looks to Expand New York’s Hate Crime Laws  

California Bill Would Mandate All New Cars Have Device to ‘Automatically Limit’ Speed to 10 Mph Over Limit

FURTHER READING 

Majority of America’s Underground Water Stores Are Drying Up 

Trump's Demand for 'Total' Presidential Immunity Reflects His Authoritarian Impulses

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