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** MARCH 21, 2025
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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Beyond the Law: What It Means to Weaponize the Government ([link removed])

When Dissent Becomes a Crime: The War on Political Speech Begins ([link removed])

The Deep State’s War on Truth—Waged with Doublespeak, Delusion and Propaganda ([link removed])

A Constitutional Crisis: Can the Rule of Law Survive This Presidency? ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Warning: Deporting Non-Citizen Protesters Sets a Dangerous Precedent of Punishment and Retaliation for All Americans ([link removed])

Can Schools Force LGBTQ Lessons on Young Kids? Parents Take a Stand, Ask Supreme Court to Protect Right to Opt Out ([link removed])

SCOTUS Inaction on Botched SWAT Raid Coupled with Trump’s Push for Greater Police Immunity Could Usher In a New Era of Lawless Policing & Brutality ([link removed])

The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier for the Government to Violate Your Rights—Without Paying the Price ([link removed])

Did Facebook Conspire With the Government to Censor Speech in Violation of the First Amendment? Case Could Redefine Social Media Censorship ([link removed])


** LEGAL FEATURES
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Constitutional Q&A: American Community Survey ([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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Chief Justice Roberts Rebukes Trump’s Call to Oust Judge Who Blocked Deportations ([link removed])

RI Doctor Rasha Alawieh Deported Despite Federal Court Order ([link removed])

Deputies Who Sicced Police Dog on Sleeping Man Not Protected by Qualified Immunity ([link removed])

New York Top Court Strikes Down Law to Allow Noncitizen Voting in Big Apple Elections ([link removed])

Ninth Circuit Swats Challenge to Idaho Anti-Trans Bathroom Law ([link removed])

Ninth Circuit Upholds California’s Large-Capacity Magazine Ban ([link removed])

Farmers Sue Trump Administration to Unfreeze USDA Grants ([link removed])

DC Circuit Skeptical of Trump Effort to Fire Employee Appeals Board Members ([link removed])

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Transgender Military Ban ([link removed])

Judge Rules Musk, Doge Dismantling of Usaid Likely Unconstitutional, Orders Systems Restoration ([link removed])

Judge Stops Musk’s Team From ‘Unbridled Access’ to Social Security Private Data ([link removed])

Trump Urges Supreme Court to Limit Judges’ Power to Impede His Agenda ([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])

Digital Kill Switches: How Tyrannical Governments Stifle Political Dissent ([link removed])

Raging Bulls in Blue: The Deadly Toll of Warrior Policing on Steroids ([link removed])

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** ON TARGET VODCAST, INTERVIEWS
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Threats to the Constitution (Interview with Dave Krieger) ([link removed])

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** JUSTICE SYSTEM
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How the Justice Department Is Remaking Itself in Trump’s Image ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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Trump Invokes Wartime Powers to Increase Production of Critical Minerals ([link removed])

Administration Officials Believe Order Lets Immigration Agents Enter Homes Without Warrants ([link removed])

Perilous Times for Personal Liberty ([link removed])

Trump Is Seeking to Deport Another Academic Who Is Legally in the Country, Lawsuit Says ([link removed])

Are They Gang Members or Simply Venezuelan Immigrants With Tattoos? ([link removed])

The Scholars Targeted for Deportation by the Trump Administration ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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Immigration Agents Arrested a U.S. Citizen and Created Warrants After an Arrest, Lawyers Say in Court ([link removed])

The Canadian Who Was Detained by ICE for Two Weeks ([link removed])

My Name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a Political Prisoner ([link removed])

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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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Brown Professor Deported to Lebanon After Allegedly Attending Hezbollah Funeral ([link removed])

DHS’s Airport Panopticon Is Getting People Deported and Detained ([link removed])

Warrantless Home Searches Under the Alien Enemies Act? ([link removed])

The Terrorist Screening Center Changes Name to the Threat Screening Center ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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Facial Recognition Company Clearview Attempted to Buy Social Security Numbers and Mugshots for its Database ([link removed])


** FREE SPEECH / CENSORSHIP
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French Researcher Expelled From US for Expressing ‘A Personal Opinion’ on Trump ([link removed])


** ASSET FORFEITURE
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The FBI Seized This Woman's Life Savings—Without Telling Her Why ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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Trump’s Plans for the Federal Government ([link removed])

Donald Trump Building $100M Ballroom Inside White House ([link removed])

House Dems Demand Records on Doge Structure, Activities at Federal Agencies ([link removed])

Trump Admin Threatens to Stop Social Security If DOGE Can’t Have Personal Data ([link removed])

How Trump’s Firings Could Upend a 90-Year-Old Supreme Court Ruling Limiting His Power ([link removed])


** FURTHER READING
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Why Trump’s Attacks on DEI Are Anti-Christian ([link removed])

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