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U.S. News
Can Police Search Every Phone in a Crowd? Supreme Court Urged to Block Police Uses of Dragnet Cell Phone Surveillance
WASHINGTON, DC — In the digital age, simply having a smartphone in your pocket can lead to the government collecting…
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Founding Felons: Jefferson Would Be on a Watch List Today—You Might Be Next
“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freedom of speech.”—Benjamin Franklin Everything this nation…
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Easier to Die, Harder to Vote: The Rigged Architecture of the Warfare State
“The cost of war is too damn high Not another nickel Not another dime We won’t pay for Trump’s war…
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Coalition Asks Appeals Court to Strike Down Trump’s ‘Law Firm Intimidation Policy’ as Unconstitutional Assault on First Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After more than a year of escalating efforts by the Trump administration to blacklist critics, censor dissent,…
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Unfit to Govern: We Need a 25th Amendment for the American Police State
“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”— Friedrich Nietzsche One week…
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Criminalizing Dissent in a Time of War: Free Speech Coalition Urges Federal Court to Rein In Government Power to Detain Anti-War Protesters
WASHINGTON, DC — As the U.S. government escalates military conflicts abroad and confronts rising anti-war resistance at home, a broad…
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America Last: War Abroad, Tyranny at Home—and the Theft of a Nation
“We’re fighting wars, we can’t take care of … daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual things… We have to take care…
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Hijacking Religion: How the Pentagon Turned the Sermon on the Mount into a War Manual
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see…
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The Stealing Of America: You’re Not A Citizen—You’re A Revenue Stream For The Power Elite
“There is no art which one government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of…
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Supreme Court Reins In Government Argument Used to Shut Down Free Speech Challenges, Clears Path for Street Preacher Lawsuit to Proceed
WASHINGTON, DC —In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Mississippi street preacher to…
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Power Without Principle: The Rise Of The Bully Presidency
“When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything… Grab ‘em by the pussy. You can do…
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Under the Pretext of ‘Emergency Aid,’ Supreme Court Paves the Way for Unchecked Warrantless Home Invasions by Police
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court has paved the way for police to enter homes without a warrant under…
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The Madness of King Trump: War Games, War Crimes and a Wrecking Ball Presidency (Video)
“He went mad and lost America.”—Ian Martin, “The madness of King Trump, America’s sulky George III sequel” Dysfunction, decadence, depravity…
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Preemptive War, Permanent Emergency: The Real Cost of Trump’s Iran Strike
“From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit. They dress…
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When Worship Makes You a Target: ICE Raids in Churches Pose Significant Threat to First Amendment & Religious Liberty
RICHMOND, Va — The Rutherford Institute is calling out the double standard inherent in the government’s willingness to prosecute political…
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Fool’s Gold: The Art of the Steal & the Privatization of the Presidency
“Donald Trump took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he has focused on using the presidency to enrich himself……
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