While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” the supreme court, of the corporate United states, hands down Navarette v. california: statue enforcement officers may make “traffic” (a legal term for goods, services, or persons in commercial “transit”) stops based solely upon “anonymous” tips which may—or may not—have come from an anonymous informant.

       [added 10/18/2022] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.