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** NOVEMBER 24, 2024
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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This Is How It Begins: The Deep State Wants to Terminate the Constitution ([link removed])

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])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Supreme Court Sends Chilling Message to Gun Owners: Comply or Die—SCOTUS Fails to Hold Police Accountable for Shooting Armed Citizens Who Pose No Threat ([link removed])

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])


** LEGAL FEATURES
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Constitutional Q&A: Helping the Homeless ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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Lawsuit Alleging Target Illegally Collected Biometric Data Can Move Forward, Judge Says ([link removed])

Judge Dismisses Lobstermen’s Challenge to Law Requiring Tracking Devices on Boats ([link removed])

US Appeals Court Blocks Securus, Pay Tel Bids to Stall Prison Call Rate Caps ([link removed])

Pa. Supreme Court: Gun Violence a Serious Issue, but Local Laws Preempted by State ([link removed])

Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Abortion Laws, Including Ban on Pills to End Pregnancy ([link removed])

Roadside State Trooper ‘Two-Step’ Maneuver Debated in 10th Circuit ([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])

Who Pays the Price for Botched SWAT Team Raids? We Do ([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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DOJ Finds Pattern of Misconduct in Trenton Police Department ([link removed])

California City to Pay Nearly $1M to a Woman After Police Dog Bit Into Her Scalp ([link removed])

10-Year-Old Girl Arrested for Drawing ‘Threatening’ Cartoon ([link removed])

Police Slaughter Mother & 2-Month Old Infant in Botched Domestic Dispute Call ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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Private Prison Firms Contributed More Than $1M to Trump’s Reelection. Now They Expect a Business Boom ([link removed])
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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Immigration Police Can Already Sidestep US Sanctuary City Laws Using Data-Sharing Fusion Centers ([link removed])

Trump Confirms Plan to Use Military to Carry Out Mass Deportations ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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'Surveilled' Documentary Looks at the Increasing Use of Spyware ([link removed])

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Surveillance Spyware Threatens Democracy and Freedom ([link removed])

The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone ([link removed])

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Feds Use 'Border Security' To Justify Social Media Surveillance ([link removed])


** FREE SPEECH / CENSORSHIP
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Florida Again Argues Books Ban Are ‘Government Speech,’ Not Prohibited by First Amendment ([link removed])

Trump’s Wild Threats Put Press Freedom in the Crosshairs in Second Term ([link removed])


** ASSET FORFEITURE
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US Suspends Controversial Asset Forfeiture Program Targeting Airline Travelers ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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The Trouble With Identity in an Increasingly Fake World ([link removed])


** DRONES
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US Scrambles as Drones Shape the Landscape of War ([link removed])


** EDUCATION
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Trump Likely to Use Antisemitism Claims to Launch Crackdown on US Universities ([link removed])

Psychologists Debunk 'Harmful' Policies Still Used in US Schools ([link removed])

Curriculum Infused With Christian Teachings Gets Final Approval at Texas Board of Education ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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Republicans Blocking Proposal to Narrow Part of a Surveillance Law ([link removed])

Pam Bondi, Trump’s New AG Pick, Lobbied for Private Prisons and Amazon ([link removed])

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Technopopulism: When Technocrats Take Over The Government ([link removed])

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