The Rutherford Institute’s 2025 Annual Report documents a year in which constitutional freedoms faced some of the greatest assaults in modern American history. In 2025, the federal government expanded executive power, deployed the National Guard into civilian communities, intensified surveillance partnerships with Big Tech, targeted political dissent, and advanced policies that erode due process, privacy, and free expression.
Against this backdrop, TRI remained steadfast in its mission: to make the government play by the rules of the Constitution.
This report chronicles TRI’s major litigation, advocacy efforts, investigations, and public education initiatives—from challenging speech-based detentions and predictive policing to exposing thought-crime policies, financial deplatforming, religious discrimination, and government coverups.
Read the full report to see how TRI is defending liberty in an age of unchecked power.
2025 Annual Report: Protecting Liberty in a Year of Unchecked Government Power
Article posted with permission from John Whitehead
