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DECEMBER 18, 2022

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

You’d Better Watch Out: The Surveillance State Is Making a List, and You’re On It 

The Constitution Has Already Been Terminated 

Make Way for the Killer Robots: The Government Is Expanding Its Power to Kill 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Challenging Government Efforts to Undermine Sixth Amendment Rights, Unfairly Deny Protections to Citizens 

Criminalizing Free Speech: Texas Harassment Law Could Make It Illegal for a Parent to Repeatedly Text Teen Child About Neglected Chores 

Rutherford Institute Opposes Proposal to Allow Police to Expand Their Power to Kill Through the Use of Armed Robots 
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IN THE COURTS

VA Sued Over Decision to Offer Abortion Counseling and Certain Abortions to Veterans 

State Appeals Latest Abortion Order, Asks Indiana Supreme Court to Take Up Religious Freedom Case 

NYU Law Faculty on the Cases They Found Most Interesting to Follow in 2022 

Appeals Court Rules Transgender Care and Transition Infringes Upon Religious Freedom 

Court Allows New York to Enforce Limits on Guns on Private Property 

Justices to Consider if Venue Whiff Nets Trade Secrets Acquittal 

Federal Court Rules in Favor of Former Virginia Tech Soccer Player in Free Speech Case 

FL Supreme Court to Decide Whether Police Are Also Victims When They Shoot Someone 

Live Streaming Police Traffic Stops: Is It Unconstitutional? 

Judge Upholds Charges Against Woman Who Abetted Daughter’s Abortion 

Appeals Court Backs Trans-Inclusive Sports in Connecticut Schools

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Make Way for the Killer Robots: The Government Is Expanding Its Power to Kill 

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 

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Atlanta Police Get Facial Recognition Software and Access to Database of 20 Billion Images 

Homeless Veteran Living Out of His Car Beaten by Police During Traffic Stop 

AMERICA AT WAR

Slaughterbots: The Weaponization of AI 

San Francisco Supervisors Bar Police Robots From Using Deadly Force for Now 

Military Groomers Are Increasingly Infiltrating US High Schools 

BEHIND BARS

Antiabortion Advocates Want Jail Time for Pill ‘Trafficking’ 

Female Inmates Speak About Widespread Sexual Abuse by Prison Staff 
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GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Former SWAT Officer Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child to Produce Child Pornography

WAR ON KIDS, FAMILY

This Mom Was Jailed for Leaving Her Teen Home Alone. Now, She's Suing

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

How the U.S. Census Bureau’s Work to Improve Data Privacy Can Be a Lesson for Enterprises 

Holes in the Constitution: The Feds and the Global Spyware Industry 

How Government Fusion Centers Violate Americans’ Rights — and How to Stop It 

New Bill Would Limit the Use of DNA From Rape Kits 

Students Rebel Against Heat-Sensing Crotch Monitor Surveillance Devices 

Why You May Soon Find Yourself in ‘Digital Prison’ 

TECHNOLOGY

'EctoLife' Artificial Womb Facility to Engineer, Grow Babies in 'Factory'

SOCIAL MEDIA

Twitter Has Dissolved Its Trust and Safety Council to Address Hate Speech, Child Exploitation, Suicide, Self-Harm

POLITICS

Oklahoma Senator Files Bills to Strengthen Fourth Amendment Rights 

Biden Signs Respect for Marriage Act Protecting Gay Marriage 

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