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** NOVEMBER 17, 2024
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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The Very Definition of Tyranny: A Dictatorship Disguised as Democracy ([link removed])

Post-Election Truths: The Things That Won’t Change (No Matter Who Wins) ([link removed])

The Politics of Fear: Laying the Groundwork for Fascism, American-Style ([link removed])

The Danger Is Real: The Deep State’s Plot to Destabilize the Nation Is Working ([link removed])

Brace Yourselves: A Tsunami Approaches ([link removed])

Disinformation Isn’t the Problem. Government Coverups and Censorship Are the Problem ([link removed])

America Is Falling Apart: Our National Priorities Are in Dire Need of Restructuring ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Rutherford Institute Defends Gulf War Veteran, Challenges Efforts to Chill Political Speech Critical of Public Officials ([link removed])

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case on Whether Police Can Be Held Accountable for Reckless Behavior Leading to Use of Deadly Force ([link removed])

Supreme Court Allows Police to Rely on Red Tape and Technicalities to Keep Thousands of Dollars in Seized Cash From Innocent Owners ([link removed])

Rutherford Institute Sues Delaware Government for Violating Constitutional Rights Through ‘Evict First, Ask Questions Later’ Practice ([link removed])

Make the Government Pay for Its Misconduct: Rutherford Institute Calls on Court to Hold Government Liable for Reckless Civil Asset Seizures ([link removed])

Rutherford Institute Calls on SCOTUS to Discourage Unconstitutional Mischief, Attempts by the Government to Sidestep Accountability ([link removed])

Rutherford Institute Takes Government to Trial Over Discrimination of a Christian Study Center and Favoritism of Other Religious Practices ([link removed])


** LEGAL FEATURES
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Constitutional Q&A: The First Amendment and Your Right to Vote ([link removed])

The Case Against Technofascism: When Big Tech Companies Censor Speech ([link removed])

Constitutional Q&A: American Community Survey ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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US Judge Tosses Illinois’ Ban on Semiautomatic Weapons ([link removed])

Supreme Court Won't Hear a Qualified Immunity Case Where a Cop Disclosed an Abuse Report to a Woman's Abuser ([link removed])

Seventh Circuit Again Says Long-Term Pole Camera Surveillance Isn’t Unconstitutional ([link removed])

Moment of Threat vs. Totality: Supreme Court to Decide Standard for Police Use of Force ([link removed])

Judge Blocks Louisiana From Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms ([link removed])

Supreme Court Turns Away January 6 Defendant Who Challenged ‘Picketing’ Law Under First Amendment ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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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])

Who Pays the Price for Botched SWAT Team Raids? We Do ([link removed])

The White House's Secret Surveillance Program Breaks All the Laws ([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])

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** ON TARGET VODCAST, INTERVIEWS
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Techno-Censorship: When Censoring ‘Disinformation’ Becomes Silencing Truth ([link removed])


** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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New York City Police Will Send Drones to Sites of Reported Robberies and Gunshots ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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** GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
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A West Virginia Police Chief Paid $100 to Rape a Teen, Then Tried to Cover It Up ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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U.S. May Support 'Global Surveillance' Treaty Hated by Everyone but Authoritarian Governments ([link removed])

Hackers Are Filing Fake Police Data Requests to Steal People’s Private Information ([link removed])

Preparing for Government Surveillance in Trump 2.0 ([link removed])

Virginia Lawmakers Considering Regulating Police Use of Automated License Plate Readers ([link removed])

A Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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Why Are Robot Dogs Patrolling Mar-a-Lago? ([link removed])


** EDUCATION
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Oklahoma Attorney General Says State Schools Superintendent Cannot Mandate Students Watch Prayer Video ([link removed])


** ECONOMY
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Why Tesla, Crypto and Prisons Are Trump Trade Winners ([link removed])


** HEALTH & MEDICINE
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Women Stock Up on Abortion Pills and Plan B, Fearing New Restrictions Under Trump ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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Trump Has Promised ‘Concealed Carry Reciprocity.’ What Would It Do? ([link removed])

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How Trump’s Agenda 47, Plus Project 2025, Offer Clues Into Possible Health-Care Policy Changes ([link removed])

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