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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Cancel Culture’s War on History, Heritage and the Freedom to Think for Yourself 

Techno-Authoritarianism Is Here to Stay: China and the Deep State Have Joined Forces 

The Government Is Still Waging War on America’s Military Veterans 

Anarchy in America: We’re Being Gunned Down Like Dogs in the Street 

Dictatorship in Disguise: Authoritarian Monsters Wreak Havoc on Our Freedoms

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Supreme Court Allows Government to Deny Sixth Amendment Protections to Citizens in Criminal Cases, Disregard Right to Twelve-Person Jury Trial 

U.S. Supreme Court Urged to Safeguard the Rights of the Citizenry, Power of State Courts in the Face of Electoral Power Grabs and Gerrymandering 

Rutherford Institute Asks Supreme Court to Limit Use of Qualified Immunity by Police, Safeguard Right to Criticize the Government Through Satire 

Rutherford Institute Warns Against Giving the Government a Green Light to Chill Political Speech on Social Media 

Special Report: A Legacy of Faith, Activism and Revolution: Balancing the First Amendment Rights of Religious Ministries with 501(c)(3) Restrictions on Political Engagement
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IN THE COURTS

Ninth Circuit Rules There Is No Right From Workplace Vaccine Mandates 

Georgia High Court Reinstates Six-Week Abortion Ban 

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Iowa City’s Ban on Pit Bulls 

No Joke: Supreme Court Case Could Take a Big Bite Out of the First Amendment 

Federal Judge Blocks ‘Stop Woke Act,’ Calls It ‘Positively Dystopian’ 

Federal Court Strikes Down Another Provision of New York’s New Gun Control Law 

Federal Court Rules "Disinformation" Can Be a Crime

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Techno-Authoritarianism Is Here to Stay: China and the Deep State Have Joined Forces 

America’s Death Squads: When Police Become Judge, Jury and Executioner 

All of Us Are in Danger: When Anti-Government Speech Becomes Sedition 

Podcast Archive

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Police Advance Plan to Kill Suspects Using Robots  

Police Arrests of Elder Adults Can Be Deadly for Those With Dementia 

Since George Floyd, Police Killings Have Not Declined Despite Reforms

BEHIND BARS

Alabama Woman Jailed for Using Drugs During Pregnancy Wasn’t Pregnant, Lawsuit Says
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NATIONAL SECURITY

FBI Paid a Convicted Sex Offender $90,000 to Set Up His Friend in a Terrorism Entrapment Scheme 

Florida, California Worst in Nation on FBI Crime Reporting 

The FBI's Transformation, From National Police To Domestic Spy Agency

WAR ON KIDS, FAMILY

For Hundreds of Maryland Clergy Abuse Victims, ‘No Parish Was Safe’

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

The Government’s Use of Drones to Spy on Americans 

Gen Z Loves Big Brother 

‘Smart Cities’ Worldwide Being Converted Into ‘Open Concentration Camps’ 

Senators Alarmed Over Potential Chinese Drone Spy Threat 

Every Baby Born Will Be Issued With Digital Id 

Facebook Has Been Receiving Users’ Financial Info From Tax Preparers 

Atlas of Surveillance Database Now Documents 10,000+ Police Tech Programs 

How the NYPD Covers Up the Extent of Its Biometric Surveillance

EDUCATION

There Are Close to 25,000 School Resource Officers (SRO) in the U.S.

ECONOMY

New York Fed Announces Test of Digital Dollar With Major Banks

HEALTH & MEDICINE

The U.S. Medical System is Collapsing after Mass Exodus of Doctors and Nurses

POLITICS

Biden Admin Refuses To Condemn China’s Lockdown Policies Amid Mass Uprising 

Montana Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment to Treat Electronic Data as “Persons, Houses, Papers and Possessions”

FURTHER READING 

What's the Original Public Meaning of "Searches" in the 4th Amendment?

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