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** FEBRUARY 5, 2023
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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Raging Bulls in Blue: The Deadly Toll of Warrior Policing on Steroids ([link removed])

Evil Walks Among Us: Child Trafficking Has Become Big Business in America ([link removed])

360 Degree Surveillance: How Police Use Public-Private Partnerships to Spy on Americans ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Rutherford Institute Calls on Supreme Court to Stop Police From Using Excessive Force Against Individuals Who Have Surrendered or Complied ([link removed])

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case That Could Give the Government a Green Light to Chill Political Speech on Social Media ([link removed])

TRI Warns Jail Officials: The First Amendment Requires the Government to Treat All Religious Beliefs Equally ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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Nevada Supreme Court Upholds The Right To Sue The Government, Blocks Qualified Immunity ([link removed])

Appeals Court: Missouri Police Can Declare an Unlawful Assembly Multiple Times Even if Protesters Did Not Commit a Crime of Unlawful Assembly ([link removed])

People Under Domestic Violence Orders Can Own Guns -U.S. Appeals Court Rules ([link removed])

Ban on Marijuana Users Owning Guns Is Unconstitutional, U.S. Judge Rules ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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America’s Death Squads: When Police Become Judge, Jury and Executioner ([link removed])

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** VODCAST: ON TARGET
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In the Age of Petty Tyrannies, You May Already Be a Criminal ([link removed])


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** JUSTICE SYSTEM
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How the Supreme Court Protects Police Officers ([link removed])

High Court Offers Bonuses, Debt Relief to Lure Police Hires ([link removed])


** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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Texas Police Chief on Leave After SWAT Raids Wrong House ([link removed])

State Troopers, Misled by False Court Order, Detained School Principal for Mental Health Check ([link removed])

New York Pays $121 Million for Police Misconduct, the Most in 5 Years ([link removed])

Family of Minneapolis Man Slain in No-Knock Raid Sues City ([link removed])


** OVERCRIMINALIZATION
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Traffic Cameras Can Now Ticket You for Having a Loud Car ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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US Finalizing Plans to Send Approximately 30 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine ([link removed])

Weaponised SUV Set to Terrify America’s Streets ([link removed])

U.S. Military Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Surveillance Balloon ([link removed])

AI-Powered Surveillance Sought for Us Central Command ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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NYC Jails Want to Ban Physical Mail, then Privatize Scanning of Digital Version ([link removed])

A Gruesome Bill Asks Prisoners to Give Up Organs to Get Out a Few Months Early ([link removed])

Jail Strip-Search Policy Adjusted to Curtail Abuse ([link removed])

11th Circuit Revives Inmate’s Request for Execution by Firing Squad ([link removed])

Calls Grow for Louisiana to Stop Sending Kids to Adult Prison ([link removed])
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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NSA Wooing Thousands of Laid-Off Big Tech Workers for Spy Agency’s Hiring Spree ([link removed])

Planned New FBI HQ Is Twice the Size of the Pentagon ([link removed])


** GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
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$5.4 Billion in Covid Aid May Have Gone to Firms Using Suspect Social Security Numbers ([link removed])

Alabama Court Fees Used to Pay for Entertainment, Alcohol and Swag ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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Maryland Bill Would Limit Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition ([link removed])

Concern Over NYC Police Filming of People Leaving Drake Show ([link removed])

Google Is Using Geofence Warrants to Give Police Access to Your Mobile Data ([link removed])

11,000 Police Surveillance Cars With 360-Degree Cameras and "Perimeter Alerts" To Patrol NYC ([link removed])

Six Parts of Your Car That Gather Data on You ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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Many Fear Spot, a Robo-Dog Cop, as Industry Embraces the Canine Droid ([link removed])

VRBO’s Super Bowl ‘Risk Scores’ Are Basically Pre-Crime for House Parties ([link removed])

ChatGPT Is Coming For The World ([link removed])


** EDUCATION
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Florida Athletes May Have to Submit Menstrual History to School ([link removed])

Hide Your Books to Avoid Felony Charges, Fla. Schools Tell Teachers ([link removed])


** HEALTH & MEDICINE
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GW Students Add ‘Morning-After’ Pill Vending Machine to Campus ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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California Politicians Are Disguising Homeless Sweeps as “Care” ([link removed])

Minnesota Enshrines Abortion Rights Into Law ([link removed])

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