The Defender’s Big Brother NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to governments’ abuse of power, including attacks on democracy, civil liberties and use of mass surveillance.
National Committee with fines over lying about the funding of the fake Russian dossier used to smear and discredit former President Donald Trump just before his stunning 2016 presidential victory.
In a globally watched case United States senators had worried would result in a “secular blasphemy law,” a Finnish court has ruled it should not be in the business of interpreting “biblical concepts.”
"The names of Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Rachmaninov are being removed from playbills, Russian writers and their books are being banned," said the Russian president.
"The First Amendment gives 'special solicitude to the rights of religious organizations' to operate according to their faith without government interference," wrote Justice Alito.
