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** APRIL 14, 2024
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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Tyranny by the Numbers: The Government Wants Your Money Any Way It Can Get It ([link removed])

The Government Wants to Play God. What Does That Mean for Our Freedoms? ([link removed])

Rule by Criminals: When Dissidents Become Enemies of the State ([link removed])

The Language of Force: How the Police State Muzzles Our Right to Speak Truth to Power ([link removed])

The State of Our Nation No One’s Talking About: Tyranny Is Rising as Freedom Falls ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Rutherford Institute Denounces Oregon City Law Against Sleeping, Camping in Public as Unconstitutional Attempt to Criminalize Homelessness ([link removed])

Rutherford Warns Florida ‘No Go Zone’ Law Could Chill First Amendment Activity, Thwart Citizen Journalists & Embolden Police Misconduct ([link removed])

Court Fails to Hold Constables Accountable for Wrongfully Evicting Blind Man, Leaving Him Homeless During a Snowstorm ([link removed])

Government Tries to Sidestep Accountability for Violating Citizens’ First Amendment Right to Political Expression Critical of Biden and Trump ([link removed])

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** LEGAL FEATURES
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Constitutional Q&A: American Community Survey ([link removed])

Special Report: The Right to Be Let Alone: How to Safeguard Your Freedoms in the Face of the Government’s COVID-19 Power Grabs ([link removed])

The Case Against Technofascism: When Big Tech Companies Censor Speech ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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Supreme Court Sides With California Property Owner in Fifth Amendment Fight Over Permit Fees ([link removed])

Special Counsel Tells Supreme Court That Donald Trump Is Not Above the Rule of Law ([link removed])

NYC Agrees to $17.5 Million Settlement Over Forced Removal of Hijabs for Mugshot Photos ([link removed])

Second Circuit Revives Suit From Connecticut Veteran Challenging State Park Handgun Law ([link removed])

Arizona Supreme Court Rules a Near-Total Abortion Ban From 1864 Is Enforceable ([link removed])

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Federal Judge Blocks Florida Teacher’s Pronoun Restriction ([link removed])


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2024 Is the New 1984: Big Brother and the Rise of the Security Industrial Complex ([link removed])

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** ON TARGET VODCAST, INTERVIEWS
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** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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** OVERCRIMINALIZATION
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** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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** SOCIAL MEDIA
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** POLITICS
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