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MARCH 29, 2020

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Suspending the Constitution: Police State Uses Crises to Expand Its Lockdown Powers 

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? 

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

The Lost Month: How a Failure to Test Blinded the U.S. to Covid-19 

Pentagon Sends Teams Into Mountain Bunkers As Pandemic Preparations Go Into Full Swing 

Rhode Island Will Knock on Doors and Stop Cars to Find New Yorkers to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus 

Newark Police Urge Public to Report People Violating Shelter-in-Place Order 

Chicago Mayor Warns Those Who Go Outside To Exercise Risk Arrest 

Bill Gates Calls For National Tracking System For Coronavirus 

Should You Wear a Face Mask to Prevent COVID-19? 

Coronavirus Is Driving People Into the Arms of Big Tech 

Military Enforces Lockdowns, Quarantines, Curfews 

Coronavirus and Surveillance Technology: How Far Will Governments Go? 

Facial Recognition Companies Profit From COVID-19 By Adding Thermal Imaging 

The Good, The Bad, And Ugly Of The Latest Coronavirus Spending Bill 

LA County Sheriff Orders Closure of Gun Stores, Releases 1,700 Inmates 

Amazon Is Using Coronavirus to Expand Its Power – And Not for the Greater Good 

Houston Police Chief Says He'll Prosecute People For False Statements About COVID-19 Response; Won't Debate 1st Amendment 

What’s the Penalty for Breaking Oregon’s New ‘Stay Home’ Order? Jail, $1,250 Fine or Both 

New Coronavirus Stimulus Bill In Congress Creates U.S. Digital Dollar 

A Simulated Coronavirus Pandemic in 2019 Killed 65 Million
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IN THE COURTS

New Mexico Sues Google for Spying on School Kids 

Appeals Court Ruling Exposes Police Department's Disregard For The 4th. Amendment

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

Freedom Under Fire is a free weekly podcast available on SoundCloud and iTunes.

Suspending the Constitution: Police State Uses Crises to Expand Its Lockdown Powers

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

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

Podcast Archive

VODCAST: ON TARGET

WATCH: John W. Whitehead talks to Ron Paul about "How The Police State Uses Crises To Expand Lockdown Powers"

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OVERCRIMINALIZATION 

Disabled Woman Sues Police for Citing, Then Chasing Her for Riding Mobility Scooter on Sidewalk

BEHIND BARS

"Big-Picture View" Reveals Horrifying Picture Of Mass Incarceration
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SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

When Is Anonymous Not Really Anonymous?   

Big Telecom's Quest To Use The First Amendment To Scuttle Privacy Laws Won't Go Well, Experts Predict

FREE SPEECH, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Indiana Attorney General Says Closing Churches Is Unconstitutional

ECONOMY

Jeff Bezos Sold $3.4Bn of Amazon Stock Just Before COVID-19 Collapse 

47,000 Stores Shutter Across The US As Virtually All Retailers Stop Paying Rent 

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Quantum-Dot Tattoos Hold Vaccination Record  

Coronavirus Exposes U.S. Dependence on China for Drugs

POLITICS

Democrats Have Launched a Full-Blown Assault on Gun Rights 

Fed Digital Dollars Are Part of Debate Over Coronavirus Stimulus

CULTURE

Midnight On Planet Lockdown: Bob Dylan Strikes Again

FURTHER READING 

What Good Are Constitutional Rights if They Are Violated When Americans Get Sick?

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