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** FEBRUARY 4, 2024
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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Terror by Night: Who Pays the Price for Botched SWAT Team Raids? We Do ([link removed])

Watchlisted: You’re Probably Already on a Government Extremism List ([link removed])

Digital Kill Switches: How Tyrannical Governments Stifle Political Dissent ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Supreme Court Gives Government the Green Light to Obstruct Citizens From Voting at Polling Places Based on the Content of Speech on Clothing ([link removed])

Rutherford Institute Calls on Supreme Court to Uphold Laws Prohibiting Censorship by Tech Companies & Protecting Free Speech on Social Media ([link removed])

Rutherford Institute Denounces Rise in Government’s Cancel Culture Efforts to Censor, Ostracize & Shun Politically Unpopular Viewpoints ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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Fifth Circuit: Cops Off the Hook for Raiding Wrong House ([link removed])

Ninth Circuit Revives Seattle’s Anti-Graffiti Ordinance ([link removed])

Texas High Court Takes On Constitutionality of State’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors ([link removed])

Eighth Circuit Rules Twitter Block Violated St. Louis Resident’s Free Speech ([link removed])

Federal Judge Tosses Disney’s Free Speech Lawsuit Against DeSantis ([link removed])

Houston Faces First Amendment Lawsuit for Cracking Down on Feeding the Homeless ([link removed])

Supreme Court Sets Date for High-Stakes Abortion Pill Oral Arguments ([link removed])

Appeals Court: ER Patients Don’t Own Their Clothes Once Hospital Staff Removes Them ([link removed])

5th Circuit: Criminalizing Journalism Is Not Obviously Unconstitutional ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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Criminality in the White House: The Rise of the Political Psychopath ([link removed])
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** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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Public Rarely Sees Body Cam Footage From Police Killings ([link removed])

The Failed Promise of Police Body Cameras ([link removed])

YouTube, Discord, and ‘Lord of the Rings’ Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree ([link removed])

State Pays $13M Settlement for Unannounced Active Shooter Drill at Psychiatric Children’s Hospital (http:// ​ Nisha Whitehead ​ [link removed])

Surveillance and Predictive Policing Through AI ([link removed])

Asheville Police Use Drones To Crack Down On Homeless People ([link removed])


** OVERCRIMINALIZATION
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Milk and the Police State ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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A Drone Attack Devastated U.S. Troops in Their Sleep. Is This the New Normal? ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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Ankle Monitors and iPhone Apps: New Data Reveals Just How Huge America’s Digital Jails Have Become ([link removed])

Prisoners in the US Are Part of a Hidden Workforce Linked to Hundreds of Popular Food Brands ([link removed])
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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FBI Arrests Jan. 6 Rioter IDed With Help of Facial Recognition and a Throwback Eagles Hat ([link removed])

US Officials Deliver Warning That Chinese Hackers Are Targeting Infrastructure ([link removed])

‘A Partner That Never Sleeps’: Surveillance Towers Extend Border Patrol’s California Reach ([link removed])

NSA Purchases Americans’ Internet Browsing Data Without Warrants ([link removed])

US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Tools ([link removed])


** GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
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Milwaukee Police Officer Accused of Child Abuse Has Long History of Misconduct Allegations ([link removed])

Illinois City Hired Police Chief Despite Misconduct Allegations ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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New York Ditches Subway Surveillance Robot ([link removed])

New TSA Facial Recognition Systems at Airports Raise Privacy Concerns ([link removed])

FBI Looking To Use Amazon’s Facial Recognition Tech To ‘Recognize’ Stuff That Isn’t People’s Faces ([link removed])

San Francisco Police’s Live Surveillance Yields Almost 200 Hours of Spying–Including of Music Festivals ([link removed])

There Are 3 Types of Face Recognition Technology. This Is What to Know About Them (and Your Privacy) ([link removed])

Baton Rouge Leaders Turn to AI-Powered Gun Detectors ([link removed])


** FREE SPEECH
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Pelosi Seeks FBI Probe Into Protesters Calling for a Cease-Fire in Gaza ([link removed])


** ASSET FORFEITURE
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Charlotte-Area Police Have Seized So Much Money Through Asset Forfeiture, They Can’t Even Spend It All ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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Deepfakes, Trolls and Cybertroopers: How Social Media Could Sway Elections in 2024 ([link removed])


** HEALTH & MEDICINE
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FDA’s New Rule Allows for Medical Research Without Informed Consent ([link removed])


** SOCIAL MEDIA
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Facebook Privacy Settings to Change Now ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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Controversial Surveillance Law Up for Renewal (Again) in April ([link removed])

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