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Michigan Supreme Court Allows Government to Conduct Warrantless Drone Surveillance of Excess ‘Junk’ Cars on Couple’s Secluded Property
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in favor of government officials who used a drone to take…
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Virtual Home Invasions: We’re Not Safe from Government Peeping Toms
“The privacy and dignity of our citizens is being whittled away by sometimes imperceptible steps. Taken individually, each step may…
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US Supreme Court Allows Case to Move Forward That Could Dissuade & Chill the Right to Organize Peaceful Political Mass Protests
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a case with far-reaching implications across the political spectrum for free speech and the right to…
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The Steady Slide Towards Tyranny: How Freedom Dies from A to Z
“As I look at America today, I am not afraid to say that I am afraid.”—Former presidential advisor Bertram Gross…
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Divide & Conquer: The Government’s Propaganda of Fear & Fake News
“It is the function of mass agitation to exploit all the grievances, hopes, aspirations, prejudices, fears, and ideals of all…
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Down with Big Brother: Warrantless Surveillance Makes a Mockery of the Constitution
“Whether he wrote DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER, or whether he refrained from writing it, made no difference … The Thought…
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Rutherford Institute Defends Women’s Basketball Coach’s First Amendment Right to Religious Expression
COLUMBIA, SC — The Rutherford Institute has come to the defense of the First Amendment rights of a women’s college…
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Oregon City Law Denounced Against Sleeping, Camping in Public as Unconstitutional Attempt to Criminalize Homelessness
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Rutherford Institute is challenging attempts by Oregon city officials in Grants Pass to prohibit sleeping and…
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Commentary
Tyranny by the Numbers: The Government Wants Your Money Any Way It Can Get It
The government wants your money. It will beg, steal or borrow if necessary, but it wants your money any way…
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The Government Wants to Play God. What Does That Mean for Our Freedoms?
The government wants to play god. It wants the power to decide who lives or dies and whose rights are…
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The Case Against Technofascism: When Big Tech Companies Censor Speech
Social media platforms censor in two primary ways. First, the platforms “remove[] posts that violate [their] terms of service or…
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Florida ‘No Go Zone’ Law Could Chill First Amendment Activity, Thwart Citizen Journalists & Embolden Police Misconduct
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Recognizing the need for the government to strike that necessary yet delicate balance between liberty and safety,…
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Rule by Criminals: When Dissidents Become Enemies of the State
“In these days of worldwide confusion, there is a dire need for men and women who will courageously do battle…
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Court Fails to Hold Constables Accountable for Wrongfully Evicting Blind Man, Leaving Him Homeless During a Snowstorm
WILMINGTON, Del. —The U.S. District Court for Delaware has refused to hold government officials accountable for knowingly enforcing an eviction…
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The Language of Force: How the Police State Muzzles Our Right to Speak Truth to Power
“If the state could use [criminal] laws not for their intended purposes but to silence those who voice unpopular ideas,…
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Government Tries to Sidestep Accountability for Violating Citizens’ First Amendment Right to Political Expression Critical of Biden & Trump
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Rutherford Institute is challenging attempts by the government to sidestep accountability and avoid having to make…
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