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SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

The Bill of Rights Turns 230, and What Do We Have to Show for It? Nothing Good 

Is the U.S. Government the Enemy of the People? America’s Lost Liberties, Post-9/11 

The American Gulag: Brick by Brick, Our Prison Walls Get More Oppressive by the Day

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Blank Check Policing: Cops Stop Cars Registered to Unlicensed Owners, Whether or Not Owners Are Behind the Wheel 

Rutherford Institute Launches Inquiry Into Government Use of Drivers’ License Photos to Build Facial Recognition Database, Track Citizens 

Rutherford Institute Challenges Government Efforts to Sidestep Rule of Law, Undermine Sixth Amendment Assurance of Right to Legal Counsel 

Rutherford Institute Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Excessive Force Lawsuit Against Border Patrol Agent for Shooting Mexican Child at Play
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IN THE COURTS

California Supreme Court Closes Fourth Amendment Loophole That Let Cops Seize Guns Without Warrants 

Federal Court: First Amendment Protects Sharing Food With Homeless People 

District Court: US Government Blacklisting System Is Unconstitutional 

Third Circuit Says TSA Officers Can Be Sued Directly For Abuses And Rights Violations 

Court Rules New Orleans Must Refund More Than $25 Million Red Light Camera Tickets

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Is the U.S. Government the Enemy of the People? America’s Lost Liberties, Post-9/11 

American Apocalypse: The Government’s Plot to Destabilize the Nation Is Working 

We’re All Enemies of the State: Draconian Laws, Precrime & the Surveillance State

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VODCAST: ON TARGET

Fulfilling Orwell’s Prophesy: Ten Dystopian Films That Mirror Reality

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Cops Raid Home Without Warrant and Choke Teen 

DEA Agents Ambush and Search Amtrak Passengers

AMERICA AT WAR

Why Does DARPA Need a Huge Underground Facility by Friday? 

ICE Is Building A 'State-Of-The-Art' 'Urban Warfare' Training Facility That Will Include 'Hyper-Realistic' Simulations Of Homes In Chicago And Arizona

BEHIND BARS

Breaking The Media Blackout on the Imprisonment of Julian Assange 

Trump Pushing for Major Crackdown on Homeless Camps in California
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GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Addicted to Fines: Small Towns Are Dangerously Dependent 

NYPD Cops Who Raped Brooklyn Teen in Custody Get No Jail Time 

FBI Tracking of Bob Dylan and Suze Rotolo Foreshadowed Future Abuses 

Trump’s Turnberry Scandal Violates the Other Emoluments Clause

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Millions Of Biometric Records Collected By Companies And Governments Left Exposed On The Web 

TSA Agents Say They’re Not Discriminating Against Black Women, But Their Body Scanners Might Be 

Philadelphia To Install 100,000 ‘Smart’ Streetlights 

Ring Has More Than 400 Police “Partnerships” 

DMVs Are Selling Your Data and Making Millions 

Orwellabama? Crimson Tide Track Locations to Keep Students at Games

TECHNOLOGY

Walmart’s Robot Army Has Arrived 

The CIA's Secret Quest For Mind Control

EDUCATION

School Safety Tech Raises Questions About Student Privacy

ECONOMY

Silicon Valley Is Building a Chinese-Style Social Credit System 

National Debt: Moral and Fiscal Consequences

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Trump Eyes Mental Institutions As Answer to Gun Violence 

The Plan to Use Fitbit Data to Stop Mass Shootings Is One of the Scariest Proposals Yet 

Get Vaccinated or Leave School: 26,000 N.Y. Children Face a Choice 

Thousands of Fetal Remains Found in Home of Former South Bend Abortion Doctor

RESISTANCE

FBI Is Tracking Border Protest Groups As Extremist Organizations

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