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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Terror by Night: Who Pays the Price for Botched SWAT Team Raids? We Do 

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

Digital Kill Switches: How Tyrannical Governments Stifle Political Dissent 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Supreme Court Gives Government the Green Light to Obstruct Citizens From Voting at Polling Places Based on the Content of Speech on Clothing 

Rutherford Institute Calls on Supreme Court to Uphold Laws Prohibiting Censorship by Tech Companies & Protecting Free Speech on Social Media 

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

Fifth Circuit: Cops Off the Hook for Raiding Wrong House 

Ninth Circuit Revives Seattle’s Anti-Graffiti Ordinance 

Texas High Court Takes On Constitutionality of State’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors 

Eighth Circuit Rules Twitter Block Violated St. Louis Resident’s Free Speech 

Federal Judge Tosses Disney’s Free Speech Lawsuit Against DeSantis 

Houston Faces First Amendment Lawsuit for Cracking Down on Feeding the Homeless 

Supreme Court Sets Date for High-Stakes Abortion Pill Oral Arguments 

Appeals Court: ER Patients Don’t Own Their Clothes Once Hospital Staff Removes Them 

5th Circuit: Criminalizing Journalism Is Not Obviously Unconstitutional

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

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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 
Podcast Archive

AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Public Rarely Sees Body Cam Footage From Police Killings 

The Failed Promise of Police Body Cameras 

YouTube, Discord, and ‘Lord of the Rings’ Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree 

State Pays $13M Settlement for Unannounced Active Shooter Drill at Psychiatric Children’s Hospital 

Surveillance and Predictive Policing Through AI 

Asheville Police Use Drones To Crack Down On Homeless People

OVERCRIMINALIZATION 

Milk and the Police State

AMERICA AT WAR

A Drone Attack Devastated U.S. Troops in Their Sleep. Is This the New Normal? 

BEHIND BARS

Ankle Monitors and iPhone Apps: New Data Reveals Just How Huge America’s Digital Jails Have Become 

Prisoners in the US Are Part of a Hidden Workforce Linked to Hundreds of Popular Food Brands
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NATIONAL SECURITY

FBI Arrests Jan. 6 Rioter IDed With Help of Facial Recognition and a Throwback Eagles Hat 

US Officials Deliver Warning That Chinese Hackers Are Targeting Infrastructure 

‘A Partner That Never Sleeps’: Surveillance Towers Extend Border Patrol’s California Reach 

NSA Purchases Americans’ Internet Browsing Data Without Warrants 

US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Tools

GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Milwaukee Police Officer Accused of Child Abuse Has Long History of Misconduct Allegations 

Illinois City Hired Police Chief Despite Misconduct Allegations

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

New York Ditches Subway Surveillance Robot 

New TSA Facial Recognition Systems at Airports Raise Privacy Concerns 

FBI Looking To Use Amazon’s Facial Recognition Tech To ‘Recognize’ Stuff That Isn’t People’s Faces 

San Francisco Police’s Live Surveillance Yields Almost 200 Hours of Spying–Including of Music Festivals 

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

Baton Rouge Leaders Turn to AI-Powered Gun Detectors

FREE SPEECH

Pelosi Seeks FBI Probe Into Protesters Calling for a Cease-Fire in Gaza

ASSET FORFEITURE

Charlotte-Area Police Have Seized So Much Money Through Asset Forfeiture, They Can’t Even Spend It All

TECHNOLOGY

Deepfakes, Trolls and Cybertroopers: How Social Media Could Sway Elections in 2024

HEALTH & MEDICINE

FDA’s New Rule Allows for Medical Research Without Informed Consent

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Privacy Settings to Change Now

POLITICS

Controversial Surveillance Law Up for Renewal (Again) in April

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