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** MAY 31, 2022
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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Mass Shootings: The Vicious Cycle Fueled By America’s Toxic Cult of Violence ([link removed])

Get Ready to Be Muzzled: The Coming War on So-Called Hate Speech ([link removed])

You’ve Been Flagged as a Threat: Predictive AI Technology Puts a Target on Your Back ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Texas School District Restricts First Amendment Activity, Bans Teachers and Employees From Publicly Criticizing School Policies ([link removed])

Boston Violated First Amendment by Prohibiting Christian Flag, Rules Unanimous Supreme Court ([link removed])

Supreme Court Allows Police to Use Warrantless Real-Time Cell Phone Data to Sweep Americans Into Digital Data Dragnet ([link removed])


** TRI IN THE NEWS
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WATCH: Judging Freedom: John Whitehead on America’s Toxic Cult of Violence ([link removed])
HELP US MAKE THE GOVERNMENT PLAY BY THE RULES OF THE CONSTITUTION: $250,000 MATCHING GIFT CAMPAIGN ENDS ON 6/30 ([link removed])


** IN THE COURTS
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Divided Supreme Court Restricts Prisoners’ Ability To Pursue Claims That Their Lawyers Were Incompetent ([link removed])

Third Circuit: Religious Accommodation for No Sunday Work Would Create Undue Hardship for Post Office ([link removed])

Appeals Court Rejects Michigan Private School’s Case Against Mask Mandate ([link removed])

Wisconsin Appeals Court Reverses Order To Give COVID Patient Ivermectin ([link removed])

Ninth Circuit: No Right to Privacy for E-Scooter Rentals ([link removed])

11th Circuit Blocks Major Provisions of Florida’s Social Media Law ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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** VODCAST: ON TARGET
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America’s Dirty Little Secret: Sex Trafficking Is Big Business ([link removed])


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** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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Baltimore Police Chief Criticizes Release of ‘Bad Cop’ List ([link removed])

Chicago Cops Team Up With FBI To Create Fake Social Media Profiles ([link removed])

Black Pastor Arrested for Refusing To Show ID While Watering a Neighbor’s Plants ([link removed])

DOJ Orders Feds To Stop Police Brutality Incidents They Witness ([link removed])

Texas Police Didn’t Want To Confront Mass Shooter Because “They Could Have Been Shot” ([link removed])

Texas Police Wouldn’t Let a Tactical Squad of Federal Agents Go Into the School To Stop the Gunman ([link removed])

Minneapolis Council Approves $645K Settlement to Man Who Was Beaten, Tased ([link removed])

New Federal Lawsuits Filed Against Law Enforcement, City of Portland for Actions During 2020 Protests ([link removed])


** OVERCRIMINALIZATION
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Advocacy Group Sues Boulder Over Ordinances That Criminalize Homelessness ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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Uvalde Attack Brought 90 Minutes of Terror, a Failed Response and Broken Trust ([link removed])

From Buffalo to Uvalde, 16 Mass Shootings in Just 10 Days ([link removed])

Why 18-Year-Olds in Texas Can Buy AR-15s but Not Handguns ([link removed])
HELP US CONTINUE TO SOUND THE ALARM: $250,000 MATCHING GIFT CAMPAIGN ENDS ON 6/30 ([link removed])


** NATIONAL SECURITY
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Documents Shed Light on Secret U.S. Plans for Apocalyptic Scenarios ([link removed])

Unbounded: Government Claims Right of Access and Surveillance on All Private Land ([link removed])


** CORRUPTION
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Sheriff Who Admitted to Driving Drunk and Crashing His Car Given Paid Leave of Absence ([link removed])

Southern Baptist Leaders Covered Up Sex Abuse, Explosive Report Says ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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Surveillance Cameras Use Software That Considers Everyone A "Potential Threat" ([link removed])

FBI Used Controversial FISA Warrants To Spy on Over 3 Million Americans ([link removed])

New Google Street View Camera “Will Make Collections Easier for Partners”; 220+ Billion Images Captured So Far ([link removed])

US Postal Service Wants To Provide Digital ID and Collect More Biometric Data ([link removed])


** FREE SPEECH
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First Amendment Advocates Slam Use of Rap Lyrics as Evidence ([link removed])

Netflix Doubles Down on 'Free Speech' as Trans Activists Vow to Fight On ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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Pay With Face: Mastercard Rolls Out Global Biometric Payment System ([link removed])

Robotic Crab Tinier than a Flea Becomes the Smallest-Ever Remote-Controlled Robot ([link removed])

Virtual Reality Brings Portable Taser Training to Police ([link removed])


** EDUCATION
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National School Board Association Wanted Military to Crack Down on Concerned Parents ([link removed])

GOP Pitches Hardening Schools As Uvalde Security Failures Emerge ([link removed])

The Pronoun Police Come for Middle Schoolers ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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Two Years After Floyd’s Murder, Biden Signs Executive Order on Police Reform ([link removed])

Indiana Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto of Transgender Sports Ban ([link removed])

States Rush Toward New Gun Restrictions as Congress Remains Gridlocked ([link removed])

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