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** SEPTEMBER 6, 2025
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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A Police State Presidency: When ‘Rule of Law’ Becomes ‘Rule by Gunpoint’ ([link removed])

Burning the Flag or Torching the Constitution: Only One Destroys Freedom ([link removed])

The U.S. Government Is Waging Psychological War on Its Citizens: Inside the Deep State’s PsyOps Machine ([link removed])

The Police State Has a New Playbook: Martial Law, One City at a Time ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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In a Decisive First Amendment Victory, Court Rules: Government Can’t Freeze Funding to Impose State-Sanctioned Ideology on Harvard ([link removed])

Rutherford Institute Warns Communities Against Adopting Draconian Measures That Criminalize Homelessness and Violate Civil Liberties ([link removed])

In a Blow to Transparency, Supreme Court Lets Baltimore Police Stonewall Public Records Requests About Police Misconduct ([link removed])

Rutherford Institute Warns Against Ordinance That Could Bar Churches From Offering Cold-Weather Shelters to the Homeless ([link removed])


** LEGAL FEATURES
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Executive Overreach and the Erosion of Constitutional Safeguards: When the Executive Branch Becomes Judge and Jury ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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US Supreme Court Poised to Resolve Clashes Over Trump’s Power ([link removed])

US Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid to Restore Passport Policy Targeting Transgender People ([link removed])

Jury Orders Google to Pay $425 Million for Violating User Privacy ([link removed])

Most Trump Tariffs Are Not Legal, Appeals Court Rules ([link removed])

Trump Administration Brings Tariffs Case to Supreme Court ([link removed])

‘Unconstitutional’ and ‘Unlawful’: Judges Push Back on Trump’s Expanding Power ([link removed])

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Man Who Threw a Sandwich at Federal Officer in D.C. ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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Burning the Flag or Torching the Constitution: Only One Destroys Freedom ([link removed])

We’ve Already Got a Dictator-in-Chief: How Absolute Power Corrupted the President ([link removed])

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Apocalypse Now: The Government’s Use of Controlled Chaos to Maintain Power ([link removed])

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** ON TARGET VODCAST, INTERVIEWS
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Speaking Truth to Empire: Interview with John Whitehead ([link removed])


** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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Four Idaho Police Officers Who Fatally Shot an Autistic Teen Won’t Be Charged ([link removed])

North Carolina City Passes 4th Amendment Resolution to Protect City Workers From ICE ([link removed])

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** AMERICA AT WAR
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Pentagon Officials Fume Over Trump’s Department of War Rebrand ([link removed])

Zoom In, Zoom Out on Venezuela ([link removed])

Trump to Reinterpret 1987 Missile Treaty to Sell Heavy Attack Drones Abroad ([link removed])

US Special Forces Killed North Korean Civilians in Botched 2019 Mission ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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From Surveillance to Robot Guards: How AI Could Reshape Prison Life ([link removed])

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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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Noem, DHS End Deportation Protections for Some Venezuelans ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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ICE Contract Could Bring Controversial Surveillance Tech to American Streets ([link removed])

The DNA of Migrant Children Taken by the Trump Administration ([link removed])


** ASSET FORFEITURE
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DEA Seized $8K From Man at an Atlanta Airport Because He ‘Looked Suspicious’ ([link removed])


** EDUCATION
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Big Tech Has Transformed the Classroom – and Parents Are Right to Be Worried ([link removed])


** HEALTH & MEDICINE
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Texas Lawmakers Approve Letting Private Citizens Sue Abortion Pill Providers ([link removed])


** RESISTANCE
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Jury Nullification in the Age of Trump ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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Trump DOJ Is Looking at Ways to Ban Transgender Americans From Owning Guns ([link removed])

The Supreme Court Has Expanded Trump’s Power. He’s Seeking Much More. ([link removed])

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