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** APRIL 21, 2024
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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Down with Big Brother: Warrantless Surveillance Makes a Mockery of the Constitution ([link removed])

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])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Rutherford Institute Defends Women’s Basketball Coach’s First Amendment Right to Religious Expression ([link removed])

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])


** 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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11th Circuit Scrutinizes Florida’s Restriction on Chinese Immigrants Buying Property ([link removed])

Opening Arguments in Trump Hush-Money Trial to Begin Monday ([link removed])

Donald Trump Pits Presidential Power Against Rule of Law at Supreme Court ([link removed])

Veteran Wins Supreme Court Battle Over Education Benefits ([link removed])

Fourth Circuit Finds West Virginia Ban on Transgender Athletes Unconstitutional ([link removed])

Medical Emergencies Collide With Abortion Bans at Supreme Court ([link removed])

Idaho Goes to the Supreme Court to Argue That Pregnant People Are Second-Class Citizens ([link removed])

The Supreme Court Effectively Abolishes the Right to Mass Protest in Three US States ([link removed])

Fifth Amendment Does Not Protect Against Biometric Phone Unlock, Says 9th Circuit Appeals Court ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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Freedom Under Fire is a free weekly podcast available on SoundCloud and iTunes.

COVID-19 Tested Our Commitment to Freedom. Four Years Later, We’re Still Failing ([link removed])

We’ve Already Got a Dictator-in-Chief: How Absolute Power Corrupted the President ([link removed])

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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How to Stand Up for Freedom (Interview with Collapse Life) ([link removed])

Counting the People (Interview with Financial Rebellion, CHD) ([link removed])

Are You Being Watched? (Whitehead Interview with Good Morning, CHD) ([link removed])

The Rise of the Security Industrial Complex: One America News ([link removed])


** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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Georgia Sheriff Cites Ignorance of the Law as Defense for Violating Detainees’ Civil Rights ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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Retired General Ties Abu Ghraib Torture to Civilian Contractors ([link removed])

VA Halts Taking Away Gun Rights From Veterans Who Require Help Managing Their Benefits — but Only for 6 Months ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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Lawmakers Eyeing Solitary Confinement Crackdown in Federal Prisons, Migrant Detention Facilities ([link removed])

How Bad Is The Price Gouging At Prison Commissaries? Pretty Bad! ([link removed])

The Enduring Use of Solitary, and New Proposed Limits That Will Likely Fail (Again) ([link removed])

Locked In, Priced Out: How Prison Commissary Price-Gouging Preys on the Incarcerated ([link removed])
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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FBI Chief Says Chinese Hackers Have Infiltrated Critical US Infrastructure ([link removed])

A Citizen’s Guide to FBI ‘Knock and Talks’ ([link removed])

DHS Announces New Campaign to Combat Child Exploitation and Abuse Online ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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UN Says Law Enforcement Should Not Use Biometrics to Surveil Protestors ([link removed])

AI Surveillance Robot Uses Facial Recognition to Decide Who to Blast With Paintballs ([link removed])

Touring a Rental? A Face Scan May Be Required ([link removed])

Woman Accuses Target of Illegally Collecting Customers’ Biometric Data ([link removed])

Steak ’n Shake Installs Facial Recognition at Self-Ordering Kiosks ([link removed])


** FREE SPEECH / CENSORSHIP
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Apple Drops WhatsApp, Threads From China App Store on Government Order ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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Experts Urge Swift Congressional Action to Combat Election Deepfakes ([link removed])

How Israel Uses Facial Recognition Systems in Gaza and Beyond ([link removed])

Smart Gun Will Put Fingerprint, Facial Recognition Technology to Work ([link removed])

Boston Dynamics Unveils New Humanoid Robot for ‘Real-World Applications’ ([link removed])

Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Political Beliefs From Expressionless Faces ([link removed])

How Facial Recognition Technology Works ([link removed])


** EDUCATION
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Tennessee Is Ramping Up Penalties for Student Threats. Research Shows That’s Not the Best Way to Keep Schools Safe ([link removed])

Ron DeSantis Brings Volunteer Chaplains Into Schools in the Name of Religious Freedom ([link removed])

Schools Keep Censoring Valedictorians ([link removed])


** HEALTH & MEDICINE
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Some Pharmacists Fear Jail Time Over Murky Abortion Laws ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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Senate Must Follow House’s Lead In Passing Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act ([link removed])

Senate Passes Bill Renewing Key FISA Surveillance Power Moments After It Expires ([link removed])

House Passes Bill Requiring Warrant to Purchase Data From Third Parties ([link removed])

Maryland Bill on Police Use of Facial Recognition Is ‘Strongest Law in the Nation’ ([link removed])

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