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BOOKS BY JOHN W. WHITEHEAD


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WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Making Our Rights Disappear: The Authoritarian War on Due Process 

Beyond the Law: What It Means to Weaponize the Government

When Dissent Becomes a Crime: The War on Political Speech Begins 

The Deep State’s War on Truth—Waged with Doublespeak, Delusion and Propaganda 

A Constitutional Crisis: Can the Rule of Law Survive This Presidency? 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Warning: Deporting Non-Citizen Protesters Sets a Dangerous Precedent of Punishment and Retaliation for All Americans 

Can Schools Force LGBTQ Lessons on Young Kids? Parents Take a Stand, Ask Supreme Court to Protect Right to Opt Out 

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 

The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier for the Government to Violate Your Rights—Without Paying the Price 

LEGAL FEATURES

Constitutional Q&A: American Community Survey 

The Case Against Technofascism: When Big Tech Companies Censor Speech
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IN THE COURTS

Colorado Deputies Who Sicced Police Dog on Sleeping Man Not Protected by Qualified Immunity 

Farmers Sue Trump Administration to Unfreeze USDA Grants 

Federal Judge Kills Iowa’s LGBTQ+ School Library Book Ban 

Ninth Circuit Grants Partial Reprieve to Refugees Trump Wants Out 

ICE Blocked From Deporting Columbia Student Protester 

Voice of America Staffers Sue Over Shutdown 

AP Journalists Testify White House Ban Chilled Media 

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Retain Yemen Signal Chat Records 

Jenner Block, WilmerHale Sue Trump Over Executive Orders Targeting Law Firms 

Musk, DOGE Won’t Release Public Records, Nonprofit Says 

Trump Seeks Supreme Court Approval to Restart Deportation Flights 

Supreme Court Upholds Biden Regulation Making Ghost Guns Easier to Trace 

Trump's Sister Agreed the Law Trump Is Using To Deport Mahmoud Khalil Is Unconstitutional 

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Block Ruling Reinstating Thousands of Fired Probationary Federal Employees 

Supreme Court Confronts Another Challenge to the Voting Rights Act

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 

Digital Kill Switches: How Tyrannical Governments Stifle Political Dissent 

Raging Bulls in Blue: The Deadly Toll of Warrior Policing on Steroids  

Podcast Archive

ON TARGET VODCAST, INTERVIEWS

Threats to the Constitution (Interview with Dave Krieger)

Executive Orders, AI Tyranny, and 42 National Emergencies: Is the Constitution Dead? (Interview with Collapse Life) 

AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Tufts Student From Turkey Detained by Masked Officers 

FBI Launches Tesla Vandalism Task Force
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NATIONAL SECURITY

DHS Suspends Green Card Processing for Refugees, Asylees 

Troops to Start Surveillance at Border 

NSA Warned of Vulnerabilities in Signal App a Month Before Houthi Strike Chat

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Users Urged to Delete Data After DNA Testing Firm Files for Bankruptcy 

How to Protect Your Phone and Data Privacy at the US Border 

FREE SPEECH / CENSORSHIP

Do Green Card and Visa Holders in the U.S. Have First Amendment Rights? What to Know

POLITICS

Trump Signs Order Seeking to Overhaul Us Elections, Including Requiring Proof of Citizenship 

As Trump Officials Vow to Eliminate FEMA, the Agency Is Already in Turmoil 

Colorado Is Poised to Pass Some of the Toughest Gun Laws in the Country 

FURTHER READING 

These Churches Offer Shelter and Sanctuary to Vulnerable Migrants. Here’s Why

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