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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

This Is How It Begins: The Deep State Wants to Terminate the Constitution 

The Very Definition of Tyranny: A Dictatorship Disguised as Democracy 

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

The Politics of Fear: Laying the Groundwork for Fascism, American-Style

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

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 

Rutherford Institute Defends Gulf War Veteran, Challenges Efforts to Chill Political Speech Critical of Public Officials 

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case on Whether Police Can Be Held Accountable for Reckless Behavior Leading to Use of Deadly Force 

Supreme Court Allows Police to Rely on Red Tape and Technicalities to Keep Thousands of Dollars in Seized Cash From Innocent Owners

LEGAL FEATURES

Constitutional Q&A: Helping the Homeless
JOIN THE FIGHT TO MAKE AMERICA FREE AGAIN: $250,000 MATCHING GIFT CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY

IN THE COURTS

Lawsuit Alleging Target Illegally Collected Biometric Data Can Move Forward, Judge Says 

Judge Dismisses Lobstermen’s Challenge to Law Requiring Tracking Devices on Boats 

US Appeals Court Blocks Securus, Pay Tel Bids to Stall Prison Call Rate Caps 

Pa. Supreme Court: Gun Violence a Serious Issue, but Local Laws Preempted by State 

Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Abortion Laws, Including Ban on Pills to End Pregnancy 

Roadside State Trooper ‘Two-Step’ Maneuver Debated in 10th Circuit

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

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

We’ve Already Got a Dictator-in-Chief: How Absolute Power Corrupted the President 

Who Pays the Price for Botched SWAT Team Raids? We Do 

Watchlisted: You’re Probably Already on a Government Extremism List 

Digital Kill Switches: How Tyrannical Governments Stifle Political Dissent 

Podcast Archive

ON TARGET VODCAST, INTERVIEWS

Techno-Censorship: When Censoring ‘Disinformation’ Becomes Silencing Truth

AMERICAN POLICE STATE

DOJ Finds Pattern of Misconduct in Trenton Police Department 

California City to Pay Nearly $1M to a Woman After Police Dog Bit Into Her Scalp 

10-Year-Old Girl Arrested for Drawing ‘Threatening’ Cartoon 

Police Slaughter Mother & 2-Month Old Infant in Botched Domestic Dispute Call

BEHIND BARS

Private Prison Firms Contributed More Than $1M to Trump’s Reelection. Now They Expect a Business Boom
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NATIONAL SECURITY

Immigration Police Can Already Sidestep US Sanctuary City Laws Using Data-Sharing Fusion Centers 

Trump Confirms Plan to Use Military to Carry Out Mass Deportations

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

'Surveilled' Documentary Looks at the Increasing Use of Spyware 

Senators Say TSA’s Facial Recognition Program Is Out of Control, Here’s How to Opt Out 

Surveillance Spyware Threatens Democracy and Freedom 

The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone 

Meta Brings Back Facial Recognition On Facebook And Instagram: Here’s Why 

Feds Use 'Border Security' To Justify Social Media Surveillance

FREE SPEECH / CENSORSHIP

Florida Again Argues Books Ban Are ‘Government Speech,’ Not Prohibited by First Amendment 

Trump’s Wild Threats Put Press Freedom in the Crosshairs in Second Term

ASSET FORFEITURE

US Suspends Controversial Asset Forfeiture Program Targeting Airline Travelers

TECHNOLOGY

The Trouble With Identity in an Increasingly Fake World

DRONES

US Scrambles as Drones Shape the Landscape of War

EDUCATION

Trump Likely to Use Antisemitism Claims to Launch Crackdown on US Universities 

Psychologists Debunk 'Harmful' Policies Still Used in US Schools 

Curriculum Infused With Christian Teachings Gets Final Approval at Texas Board of Education

POLITICS

Republicans Blocking Proposal to Narrow Part of a Surveillance Law 

Pam Bondi, Trump’s New AG Pick, Lobbied for Private Prisons and Amazon 

Proposed New York Bill Would Require Police Briefly Seize Firearms in Domestic Disputes 

Technopopulism: When Technocrats Take Over The Government

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