The Marines are trained in combat, not crowd control, writes Marjorie Cohn. People are likely to get hurt.
As Trump Sets Military Against Civilians, Soldiers Have Duty to Disobey
Category: Civil Rights
Trump’s Authoritarian Leap
If the feds can characterize an unarmed assemblage of protesters as an invasion, Andrew P. Napolitano asks whose freedoms are safe.
DHS Chief Calls for Military Arrests in LA Protests
In a letter obtained by The San Fancisco Chronicle, Kristi Noem appears inclined to skirt federal restrictions on military involvement with domestic law enforcement.
Judge Rules Police Raid on UK Journalist Is Illegal
Following his recent court victory, Asa Winstanley calls on police to stop investigating his social media account and for journalists to stick together against police repression.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: For Whom the Drones Buzz
If military drones are “revolutionizing” instruments, then wherever we are, we are in a field of battle.
Israel Seizes Gaza Freedom Flotilla’s Ship Madleen
The Israeli military intercepted the sailboat early Monday and abducted its crew and participants and confiscated its cargo, Ann Wright reports.
Enforcing Silence
Imagine the U.S. government requiring public speech or enforcing public silence in return for the benefits it gives out, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. Well, it is happening under our noses today.
US Domestic Spying & the 4th Amendment
Government officials — local, state and federal — are trampling the natural right to privacy, argues Andrew P. Napolitano.
Palantir’s Value Soars With Dystopian Spy Tool that Will Centralize Data on Americans
By contracting the surveillance firm to agglomerate the U.S. population’s personal data across government agencies, the White House has turbo-charged the company’s value, Kit Klarenberg reports.
VIPS MEMO: The Leap Forward in Surveilling Americans
The U.S. has weaponized intelligence agencies against U.S. citizens for political reasons. Today’s collection and exploitation of information on Americans goes beyond anything VIPS has seen and should stir every U.S. citizen who cares about privacy under the Constitution.