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** MARCH 19, 2023
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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Geofence Surveillance: First, They Spied on Protesters. Then Churches. You’re Next ([link removed])

The Right to Be Let Alone: When the Government Wants to Know All Your Business ([link removed])

A Nanny State Idiocracy: When the Government Thinks It Knows Best ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Calif. Officials Used Cell Phone Data, Geofence Surveillance to Spy on Church Assemblies During COVID-19 Lockdown ([link removed])

SCOTUS Gives Texas a Free Pass on Law That Could Chill the Right to Criticize Government, Make It Illegal for a Parent to Repeatedly Text Child ([link removed])

Supreme Court Case Pits Postal Worker’s Request to Get Sundays Off for Church Against Government Contract to Deliver Sunday Amazon Packages ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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Sixth Circuit Rules No Religious Exemption to Vaccination for Federal Contractors ([link removed])

National Guard Sued for Using Low-Flying Helicopters to Clear George Floyd Protesters ([link removed])

Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Domestic Violence Gun Law ([link removed])

In U.S. Supreme Court Jack Daniel’s Case, a Free Speech Fight Over a Dog Toy ([link removed])

Livestreaming Police Stop Constitutionally Protected, 4th Circuit Rules ([link removed])

The Supreme Court Tackles the First Amendment Right To Encourage Illegal Immigration ([link removed])

Arguments Are Set to Be Made in a Lawsuit That Threatens the Future of Digital Libraries ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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Raging Bulls in Blue: The Deadly Toll of Warrior Policing on Steroids ([link removed])

Dictators Bent on Building Military Empires: The Cost of the Nation’s Endless Wars ([link removed])

Distract, Divide and Conquer: The Painful Truth About the State of Our Union ([link removed])

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** VODCAST: ON TARGET
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Enemies of the Deep State: The Government’s War on Domestic Terrorism Is a Trap ([link removed])


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** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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Hawaii Police Officers Charged Over Car Chase That Left 14-Year-Old Paralyzed ([link removed])

Lawsuit Shows Growth in Surveillance-Based Police Stops ([link removed])

New York City Cracking Down on Illegal License Plate Covers ([link removed])

Police Drop Most Complaints of Officer Violence Against Women, Study Shows ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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DOD Pays To Create Propaganda, Censorship Tech For The Feds ([link removed])

Palantir Lands $99.6 Mln Deal With U.S. State Department ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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Arizona Spends Heavily on Keeping People in Prison, Not Ensuring They Stay Out ([link removed])
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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After 20 Years, the Department of Homeland Security Is a Money-Guzzling Failure ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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Catholic Group Spent Millions on App Data That Tracked Gay Priests ([link removed])

Grocery Store Is Using Biometrics Including Eye Scanners and Voice Prints to Identify Repeat Shoplifters ([link removed])

Police Departments Beginning to Integrate AI Tech Into Body Cameras ([link removed])

Invasive Cellphone Surveillance Monitors Calls and Text Messages ([link removed])

Do Cities’ Proliferating Flock License-Plate Cameras Violate People’s Privacy? ([link removed])


** FREE SPEECH
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Experts Say Attacks on Free Speech Are Rising Across the U.S. ([link removed])


** ASSET FORFEITURE
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The FBI Took Her Life Savings. Now She’s Fighting to Help Others Get Theirs Back ([link removed])

How the Police Can Take Your Assets ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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** EDUCATION
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TN Lawmakers Want Zero Tolerance for Students Who Make School Violence Threats ([link removed])

Pa. Lawmakers Seek to Issue Child DNA Identification Kits via Schools ([link removed])


** ECONOMY
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Americans Lost $10.3 Billion to Internet Scams in 2022, FBI Says ([link removed])


** HEALTH & MEDICINE
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Online Mental Health Provider’s Use of Tracking Tech Highlights Dangers ([link removed])

What We Know About the Origin of COVID-19 ([link removed])

Abortion Pills Now Banned in Wyoming After Governor Signs Bill Into Law ([link removed])

Higher Cancer Rates Found in Military Pilots, Ground Crews ([link removed])

Senior Care Is Crushingly Expensive. Boomers Aren’t Ready. ([link removed])

Kids Are in a Mental Health Crisis ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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How Government Lost 15 Million Acres of Public Land in the United States ([link removed])

Trump vs. DeSantis: Florida Pastors Mull Conservative Issues ([link removed])


** FURTHER READING
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Three Classic First Amendment Cases on Personhood ([link removed])

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