By Dan Frieth – Reclaimthenet

A gavel composed of digital binary code against a dark background with glowing green lines and patterns.A federal district court has delivered a pivotal ruling that strikes at the heart of unchecked government surveillance. In the criminal case United States v. Hasbajrami, the court determined that backdoor searches of vast databases containing Americans’ private communications — collected under Section 702 — typically require a warrant. This judgment comes after more than a decade of legal battles and follows the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ 2019 finding that such searches constitute “separate Fourth Amendment events,” leaving it to the lower court to address the warrant requirement. That question has now been resolved. Continue reading “Federal Court Rules Warrant is Required for Section 702 Backdoor Searches of Americans’ Communications”

By PETER CHARALAMBOUS, LAURA ROMERO and SOO RIN KIM – ABC News

A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday signed a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. Continue reading “Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, calling it ‘blatantly unconstitutional’”

By Rasha Abou jalal – Drop Site

KHAN YOUNIS — Eleven-year-old Mohammad Sharaara lies alone in a hospital bed at the Nasser Medical Complex. He is the sole survivor of six members of his family killed in an Israeli strike on their home in Khan Younis last month, including both his parents. Continue reading “Nearly 40,000 Palestinian Children Orphaned by War in Gaza”

By Brad Pearce – Libertarian Institute

trump supporter holds anti joe biden sign outside atlanta jail

For many years, Joe Biden’s corruption has been as well known as his dementia to anyone remotely out of the Democrat Party and MSNBC messaging zone. Throughout his half-century career as an unimpressive politician, his family has accumulated enormous wealth through influence peddling. Continue reading “Biden Family Corruption Laid Bare”

By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial

BREAKING: Evacuation orders issued as new fire erupts in LA, burns 1000 acres in first hour

As Los Angeles-area firefighters continue to battle blazes that have been burning for weeks, a new fire has started burning in the area of Castaic Lake, around 40 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. Continue reading “BREAKING: Evacuation orders issued as new fire erupts in LA, burns 1000 acres in first hour”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that US troops must be included in a Western peacekeeping force that he wants deployed to Ukraine as part of a potential peace deal with Russia. Continue reading “Zelensky Says US Troops Must Be Deployed To Ukraine for Peace Deal”