Feds Ramp Up REAL ID Bullying Tactics
By Michael Maharrey The federal government ratcheted up its game of chicken with states over REAL ID last month, threatening once again to ban residents…
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How HUD Makes Lousy Programs Look Great
By John Anthony When federal agencies promote programs, like Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, or Common Core they conduct sophisticated and often deceptive marketing campaigns that…
New Alaska Law Taking First Step Against Common Core
By Mike Maharrey Today, a new law allowing parents to opt their children out of standardized testing in Alaska goes into effect. The new statute gives…
Despite Post-Snowden Outcry, Report Details “New Era of Secret Law”
By Nadia Prupis In the wake of 9/11, the U.S. government began creating what has now become an “unprecedented buildup” of secret laws, and even…
Filmmaker Faces 45 Years in Prison for Reporting on Dakota Access Protests
By Nika Knight In an ominous sign for press freedom, documentary filmmaker and journalist Deia Schlosberg was arrested and charged with felonies carrying a whopping…
Now In Effect: Sweeping Vermont Privacy Law Will Hinder Several Federal Surveillance Programs
By Mike Maharrey A sweeping new law that establishes robust privacy protections in Vermont went into effect today. It not only limits warrantless surveillance and…
Signed as Law: California Takes on Feds and Reins in Asset Forfeiture
By Michael Boldin Today, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that not only bolsters restrictions on state officials from seizing property without due…
Hillary Clinton’s “Intelligence Surge” Means More Spying
By Mike Maharrey During the first presidential debate, the issue of domestic terrorism. Lester Holt asked Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump what they would do…
New Jersey Township Says No to HUD, Refuses Federal Funds
By Mike Maharrey Yet another town has rejected grants covered by HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, effectively nullifying a federal program designed to gain…
Police Use TEN Different Types Of Checkpoints, With More On The Way (Updated)
By MassPrivateI Police and the Border Patrol are using ‘general crime control checkpoints’ to harass and detain motorists across the country. Below, is a list of nine different…
Control of Communicable Diseases Dissenting Comment to the CDC
By Catherine J. Frompovich The comment period for the CDC’s Proposed Rule Control of Communicable Diseases is due by Friday, October 14, 2016, and should…
Cops Attempt to Manufacture Consent when Dealing with Suspects to Obtain DNA Swab
By Alek Hidell If the ‘stop and frisk’ was not an intrusive enough practice for cops, many are now being commanded to obtain DNA from…
Tennessee Town Now Has the Ability to Track Drivers Through Their License Plates
By Mike Maharrey A small-town Tennessee police department recently deployed an automatic license plate reader (ALPR) system that allows officers to collect and store data…
Feds: We Can Read All Your Email, And You’ll Never Know
By Clark D. Cunningham, Georgia State University Fear of hackers reading private emails in cloud-based systems like Microsoft Outlook, Gmail or Yahoo has recently sent…