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DECEMBER 12, 2021

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

You'd Better Watch Out: The Surveillance State Has a Naughty List, and You’re On It 

The War Over Life, Liberty and Privacy Rights: From Abortion to COVID-19 and Beyond 

The Road to Fascism: Paved with Vaccine Mandates and Corporate Collusion 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Boston Uses 'Government Speech' Doctrine to Prohibit Display of Christian Flag While Displaying Flags Promoting Gay Pride, Islam, etc. 

Attorneys Sue to Prohibit Delaware From Using Emergency Powers to Restrict Religious Gatherings and Practices 

Rutherford Institute Urges Supreme Court to Rule That Prolonged, Warrantless Spying by Police Using Hidden Cameras Is an Illegal Search 
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IN THE COURTS

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Against Mask Mandate for School Children 

Takeaways from Oral Argument in Dobbs 

Georgia Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors 

Texas Abortion Law Ruled Unconstitutional but Judge Does Not Halt Its Enforcement 

Judge OKs Settlement Between Journalists, Oakland Police Over Public Records Backlog 

Fourth Circuit Hears Challenge to School Dress Code Mandating Skirts for Girls 

School Does Not Have To Display Blow-Up Menorah, Judge Rules

COVID-19

Special Report: Civil Liberties in the Age of COVID-19 

Know Your Rights: How To Request a Religious Accommodation for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in the Workplace  

New York Will Require Full Vaccination To Access Public Places 

N.Y.C. to Mandate Vaccines for Employees at Private Businesses 

Miami Is First U.S. Airport To Test COVID-19 Detector Dogs 

Lawsuit Challenges Plans To Require COVID Vaccines for Head Start Students, Parents and Helpers 

SC Students With Disabilities Spar With State Officials Over Near-Ban on School Mask Mandates Before Fourth Circuit 

Masks Return for New Yorkers During Winter Surge

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The War Over Life, Liberty and Privacy Rights 

The Road to Fascism: Paved with Vaccine Mandates and Corporate Collusion 

The Empire of Lies Breaks Down 

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VODCAST: ON TARGET

The Death of the United States Constitution: It's Time to Make America Free Again

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AMERICA AT WAR

Julian Assange Suffers From Stroke While Fighting Extradition 

Assange Faces Extradition to Us After British Court Ruling

Robert E. Lee Statue in Charlottesville Will Be Melted Down

BEHIND BARS

NY Police Chiefs Want To Get Rid of Bail, Let Judges Jail Dangerous Defendants
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NATIONAL SECURITY

China Prepares To Set Up First Military Base In The Atlantic

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Facebook, Google, and Snapchat Are Bypassing Apple’s APP Tracking Transparency and Still Collecting Data on Users 

Verizon Is Automatically Enrolling Customers into a New Program That Scans Users' Browser Histories 

How Even Your Deleted Messages Can Be Secretly Accessed by US Intelligence Agencies

ASSET FORFEITURE

Man Gets Back $30,000 the Government Stole from Him—11 Months after Drug Agents Seized It without Cause

TECHNOLOGY

Technocracy Was Born In US, Grew Up In China, Now Conquering The World

ECONOMY

Inflation Climbs 6.8 Percent in November, Highest Level in 40 Years 

4.2 Million Workers Quit Their Jobs in October

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Suicide Machine That Can Be Controlled by Blinking Faces ‘No Legal Issues’ in Switzerland

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Boasts About New AI-Based Censorship

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