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MARCH 23, 2020

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Detect, Deter and Annihilate: How the Police State Will Deal with a Coronavirus Outbreak 

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

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

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Rutherford Institute Challenges Court Ruling That Trouble Understanding Police Orders Constitutes Resistance, Justifies Use of Excessive Force 

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

CORONAVIRUS - THE LATEST

U.S. Hospitals Prepare Guidelines For Who Gets Care Amid Coronavirus Surge 

Michigan Governor Says State Doesn’t ‘Have the Ability to Directly Enforce and Control’ Religious Gatherings Amid Coronavirus Outbreak 

How to Care for Kids if You're Sick With Covid-19 

Coronavirus in NY: Cuomo Orders Lockdown, Shuts Down Non-Essential Businesses

NJ Lockdown Rules: What Residents Need to Know About Stay-at-Home Order 

DOJ Wants to Suspend Certain Constitutional Rights During Coronavirus Emergency 

Police in California Plan to Use Drones to Enforce Quarantine Lockdown 

National Guard Deploys In Baltimore As City Enforces Restrictive Curfew 

A Surge of Unemployment Claims Is Coming From the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Record 2 Million Plus People Have Filed for Unemployment 

Federal Law Enforcement Document Reveals White Supremacists Discussed Using Coronavirus as a Bioweapon 

The US Government Thinks That Fighting Coronavirus Requires Spying on Your Phone’s Data 

US Military Given ‘Continuity of Government’ Standby Orders for COVID-19 Pandemic 

U.S. Intelligence Reports From January and February Warned About a Likely Pandemic 

Coronavirus Response & Executive Power: On the Limits of Law 

Filthy Lucre: Paper Money Shunned for Fear of Virus Spread 

Inside the U.S. Military’s Plans to Stop ‘Civil Disturbances’ Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Something They Haven’t Done in 30 Years 

A Deadly Coronavirus Mix in Florida: An Aging Population and Lots of Young Visitors 

Cases in Italy and France Suggest Millennials Can Also Get ‘Very Seriously Ill’ 

Californians Calling Cops on Their Neighbors if They Hear Them Coughing
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IN THE COURTS

N.H. Residents Sue Over Coronavirus Gatherings Ban

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

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

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

Betraying the Constitution: Who Will Protect Us from an Unpatriotic Patriot Act?

Red Flag Nation: Anti-Gun Laws, Sanctuary Cities and the Second Amendment

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Philadelphia Police Department Modifying Arrest Procedures Amid COVID-19 Outbreak 

A Coronavirus Patient Refused to Quarantine, So Deputies Are Surrounding His House to Force Him To

BEHIND BARS

After 42 Years in Louisiana Jail, Elvis Brooks Chose Freedom Over Exoneration 

Cuyahoga County Jail Inmates Released As Coronavirus Spreads 

After Jail Recorded Hundreds of Attorney-Client Calls, Inmate Wins Release
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NATIONAL SECURITY

Are You Ready To Have Your Civil Liberties Severely Restricted? Because That Is Where This Thing Is Headed… 

Draconian Coronavirus Closures of Restaurants Threatens Due Process Granted by Constitution 

Trump Invokes Wartime Authority of Defense Production Act to Speed Coronavirus Aid. What Is It? 

Can the Federal Government Order a National Quarantine? 

Regulations and Laws That May Apply During a Pandemic

GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Senator Dumped Up to $1.6 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness 

NYPD Officer Caught Apparently Planting Marijuana in a Car — Again

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Locked-Down Lawyers Warned Alexa Is Hearing Confidential Calls 

Hiding in Plain Sight: Foiling Face-Recognition Technology 

Surveillance State Seizes Coronavirus Pandemic As Opportunity to Expand 

Privacy & Encryption Will Be More Important Than Ever In Wake Of Coronavirus 

Location Data Gathered by Facebook, Google, Other Tech Companies Could Be Used to Battle Coronavirus Spread 

My Boss Wants Me to Use My Fingerprint to Clock In. Is That Legal?

FREE SPEECH

Coronavirus Gathering Bans Raise Religious Freedom Questions

TECHNOLOGY

Coronavirus Pandemic Seen To Accelerate 5G Rollout In US

HEALTH & MEDICINE

The Trump Administration Drove Him Back to China, Where He Invented a Fast Coronavirus Test

FURTHER READING 

Legendary Journalist Decries Inattention to Hunger, Malaria and American Wars and Blockades 

COVID-19: Welcome to the New Dark Ages 

37 Tips For Navigating A Society That Is Full Of Propaganda And Manipulation 

During the Coronavirus Crisis, Our Constitutional Rights Are as Important as Ever 

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