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JUNE12, 2022

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Everything Is a Weapon: The U.S. Government Is Waging Psychological Warfare on the Nation 

America, Meet Your New Dictator-in-Chief: The President’s Secret, Unchecked Powers 

Mass Shootings: The Vicious Cycle Fueled By America’s Toxic Cult of Violence 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Visiting a Barbershop Too Often: Lacking Proof, Court Relies on Algorithm to Assume Scope of Crime 

Houston Forces Private Businesses to Install 24/7 Citywide Digital Surveillance Cameras for Warrantless Access by Police 

Texas School District Restricts First Amendment Activity, Bans Teachers and Employees From Publicly Criticizing School Policies 

Boston Violated First Amendment by Prohibiting Christian Flag, Rules Unanimous Supreme Court 
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IN THE COURTS

Sixth Circuit Scrutinizes Use of Police Dog on Fleeing Suspect 

Federal Officers Facing Liability on Civil Claims Get High Court Pass  

Judge Finds Mail-In Voting Option Does Not Violate the Arizona Constitution 

Federal Law Increasing Bankruptcy Fees in All but Two States Ruled Unconstitutional 

Tenth Circuit Allows License Plate Profiling Case To Move Forward 

Second Circuit OKs Warrantless 'Search' by Drug-Sniffing Dog Outside a Storage Unit 

Can Police Secretly Spy on Your Home Without a Warrant? The First Circuit Doesn’t Know 

Geico Ordered To Pay Missouri Woman $5.2 Million After She Contracted STD in a Car

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Everything Is a Weapon: The U.S. Government Is Waging Psychological Warfare on the Nation  

America, Meet Your New Dictator-in-Chief: The President’s Secret, Unchecked Powers 

Mass Shootings: The Vicious Cycle Fueled By America’s Toxic Cult of Violence 

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Enemies of the Deep State: The Government’s War on Domestic Terrorism Is a Trap

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

$3M Settlement Reached After Police Shoot Unarmed Man in Stationary Vehicle 

CT Troopers Accused of Misconduct 895 Times in 6 Years

AMERICA AT WAR

Right-Wing Judges Say It’s “Harmless” to Label Climate Activist a Terrorist

BEHIND BARS

Man Sues American Airlines, Says Mistake Led to 17-Day Jail ‘Nightmare’
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NATIONAL SECURITY

Protecting Yourself from Bullets is Now Illegal in NY as State Outlaws Body Armor

GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Some Cops Leave With a Trail of Lawsuits, Complaints While Pocketing Six-Figure Settlements 

One D.C. Stop-Sign Camera Brought In $1.3 Million in Tickets in 2 Years 

Police Oversight Board To Review Report Detailing Systemic Corruption Among Narcotics Officers

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Draft Privacy Law Would Establish Federal Biometric Data Protections 

Biometric Facial Comparison Technology Introduced at All US Airports 

Looming Abortion Law Changes Are Pushing Clinics To Take a Look at Digital Privacy 

The Global Struggle Over AI Surveillance: Emerging Trends and Democratic Responses 

Chicago's Electronic Surveillance of Food Trucks Is Ridiculous—and Probably Unconstitutional 

How Cities Are Being Used To Create Digital Slaves to the Coming Beast System 

FREE SPEECH

A Supreme Court Speech Showdown Is Coming, and Nobody Knows What To Expect 

US Postal Service Sued For Seizing ‘Defund Police’ Facemasks 

New York To Create Social Media Task Force To Report “Hateful Content”

TECHNOLOGY

Elon Musk Wants To Store Every Human’s DNA In A Database

EDUCATION

Armed Teachers? More Cops? None of These Things Prevent School Shootings, Expert Says 

Proposal To Put Non-Lethal Armed Drones in US Schools Gets Fierce Backlash  

Taser Abandons Plans To Build Stun Gun-Equipped Drones for Schools

ECONOMY

US Inflation Quickens to 40-Year High, Pressuring Fed and Biden

HEALTH & MEDICINE

At-Home Abortion Pill Startups Gain Interest and Funding As Laws Increasingly Target Access

POLITICS

More Women Than Ever Own Guns. Could That Change Gun Laws? 

Americans Distrustful of, yet Dependent On, Federal Government 

US Lawmakers Unveil Bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act 

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