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JULY 31, 2022

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

The Genetic Panopticon: We’re All Suspects in a DNA Lineup, Waiting to be Matched with a Crime 

Digital Authoritarianism: AI Surveillance Signals the Death of Privacy 

Dismantling the Constitution: Police No Longer Have to Honor the Right to Remain Silent 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Supreme Court to Determine Timeline for Post-Conviction DNA Testing in Death Row Case Rife with Racial Bias & Prosecutorial Misconduct 

Supreme Court’s Final Rulings Insulate Cops Against Lawsuits, Sanction Incompetence, Undermine Miranda Rights & Affirm Death by Firing Squad 

Supreme Court: The Government Cannot Require That Citizens Prove the Need for Self-Protection in Order to Carry a Gun Outside Their Home 
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IN THE COURTS

Second Circuit Affirms NY’s 200-Foot Buffer Zone for Courthouse Protesters 

Eighth Circuit Considers Constitutionality of Device Border Searches 

Tenth Circuit Affirms First Amendment Right To Record Police Officers Carrying Out Their Public Duties 

Police Can’t Record Teens’ Biometrics Just Because They Want To – State Supreme Court 

Colorado Appeals Court Again Reminds Cops That Marijuana Legalization Means Their Drug Dogs Are Mostly Useless

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Digital Authoritarianism: AI Surveillance Signals the Death of Privacy 

Dismantling the Constitution: Police No Longer Have to Honor the Right to Remain Silent 

Rogue Cops: The Supreme Court Is Turning America Into a Constitution-Free Zone 

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Lawsuit Asks How Police Use DNA Data From NJ Newborn Blood Database 

The Uvalde Report Revealed Systemic Policing Issues in the U.S. 

Police Are Still Abusing Investigative Exemptions to Shield Surveillance Tech 

Video Shows Chicago Police Shooting Unarmed 13-Year-Old 

Is Police Reform Possible Without Addressing Past Misconduct? 

Denver Cops Hit Five Bystanders While Shooting At ‘Felony Menacing’ Suspect 

AMERICA AT WAR

U.S. Played Secret Role in Nigeria Attack That Killed More Than 160 Civilians 

Biological Weapons Could Target DNA, Food Supply, Two U.S. Lawmakers Say

BEHIND BARS

Financial Incentives Throughout the Criminal Justice System Encourage Punitive Enforcement and Sustain Mass Incarceration 

Fines, Fees Used To Fund Criminal Justice Too Often Come From Those Disenfranchised by It  

Arizona Prison System Basically Admits To Practicing Slavery 
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NATIONAL SECURITY

How the NSA Is Moving Toward a Quantum-Resilient Future 

The Cost of Saying No to the FBI

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

U.S. Senate Panel Approves Update of Children’s Online Privacy Bill 

Facial Recognition Search Engine Pulls Up “Potentially Explicit” Photos of Kids  

How China’s Pre-Crime Algorithms Work — And Their Fatal Flaw 

Dallas Police Expand Its Public-Private Surveillance Partnership Program 

Surveillance Is Pervasive: Yes, You Are Being Watched, Even if No One Is Looking for You 

US Local and State Leaders Push for Police Use of Facial Recognition  

Documents Show DHS Tracks Smartphones Across the Country

FREE SPEECH

Teacher Suspended for Three Days Without Pay Over Posts He Made to Social Media While Off-Duty 

TECHNOLOGY

Robot Dogs Can Shoot Machine Guns At Targets

EDUCATION

California’s Crack-of-Dawn School Ban Could Set a National Trend 

After Uvalde, a Kindergarten Teacher Trains to Carry a Gun In School 

A Cyberattack Illuminates the Shaky State of Student Privacy

ECONOMY

How Governments Seize Millions in Stolen Cryptocurrency

POLITICS

These Are the Gun Control Laws Passed in 2022 So Far 

NYC Speed Cameras To Operate 24/7: Here’s How We Got Here 

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