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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Challenging Government Efforts to Undermine Sixth Amendment Rights, Unfairly Deny Protections to Citizens
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to determine whether the government is circumventing critical constitutional safeguards against…
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You’d Better Watch Out: The Surveillance State Is Making a List, and You’re On It
“He sees you when you’re sleeping He knows when you’re awake He knows when you’ve been bad or good So…
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Criminalizing Free Speech: Texas Harassment Law Could Make It Illegal for a Parent to Repeatedly Text Teen Child About Neglected Chores
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sounding the alarm over the government’s ongoing attempts to criminalize what should be protected speech, The Rutherford…
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The Constitution Has Already Been Terminated
“That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary.”—Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale If there is one…
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U.S. News
Rutherford Institute Opposes Proposal to Allow Police to Expand Their Power to Kill Through the Use of Armed Robots
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Rutherford Institute has voiced its opposition to a proposal that would give police the power…
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Make Way for the Killer Robots: The Government Is Expanding Its Power to Kill
“Crush! Kill! Destroy!”—The Robot, Lost in Space The purpose of a good government is to protect the lives and liberties of its people.…
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Supreme Court Allows Government to Deny Sixth Amendment Protections to Citizens in Criminal Cases, Disregard Right to Twelve-Person Jury Trial
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to rein in the government’s power to indiscriminately pick and choose…
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Cancel Culture’s War on History, Heritage & the Freedom to Think for Yourself
“All the time—such is the tragi-comedy of our situation—we continue to clamour for those very qualities we are rendering impossible……
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Commentary
Techno-Authoritarianism Is Here to Stay: China & the Deep State Have Joined Forces
“If this government ever became a tyranny, if a dictator ever took charge in this country, the technological capacity that…
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U.S. Supreme Court Urged to Safeguard the Rights of the Citizenry, Power of State Courts in the Face of Electoral Power Grabs & Gerrymandering
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Rutherford Institute has called on the U.S. Supreme Court to safeguard the rights of the citizenry…
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Rutherford Institute Asks Supreme Court to Limit Use of Qualified Immunity by Police, Safeguard Right to Criticize the Government Through Satire
WASHINGTON, DC — The Rutherford Institute has weighed in before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of an Ohio man…
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Government Still Waging War on America’s Military Veterans
“For soldiers … coming home is more lethal than being in combat.” ― Brené Brown, research professor at the University…
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Commentary
Anarchy in America: We’re Being Gunned Down Like Dogs in the Street
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and…
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Commentary
Dictatorship in Disguise: Authoritarian Monsters Wreak Havoc on Our Freedoms
“You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You…
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Rutherford Institute Warns Against Giving the Government a Green Light to Chill Political Speech on Social Media
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Rutherford Institute has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the government from criminalizing non-threatening political…
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Think Twice Before Calling the Cops: The Deadly Cost of Police Welfare Checks
“This should have never happened. We shouldn’t be living in a society where you call for help and be killed.”— Mother…
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