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Commentary
First Came 9/11. Then COVID-19. What’s the Next Crisis to Lockdown the Nation?
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety)…
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The American Kleptocracy: A Government of Liars, Thieves & Lawbreakers
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without…
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U.S. News
Government Challenged Over Efforts To Undermine Sixth Amendment Rights, Unfairly Deny Protections to Citizens in Criminal Cases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Rutherford Institute has called on the U.S. Supreme Court to rein in the government’s power to…
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The FBI’s Gestapo Tactics: Hallmarks of an Authoritarian Regime
“We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. FBI is tending in that direction.”—Harry Truman With every passing day, the United States…
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Weaponizing the Bureaucracy: Who Will Protect Us from the Government’s Standing Army?
“A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty.”—James Madison The IRS has…
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Repression, Terror, Fear: The Government Wants to Silence the Opposition
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to…
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U.S. News
Texas Anti-Boycott Law Challenged That Sought To Muzzle Political Viewpoints
HOUSTON, Tex. — The Rutherford Institute is denouncing as unconstitutional an attempt by Texas officials to muzzle political viewpoints expressed…
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Commentary
The Three I’s of a Police State Education: Indoctrination, Intimidation & Intolerance
“Every day in communities across the United States, children and adolescents spend the majority of their waking hours in schools…
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Supreme Court to Determine Timeline for Post-Conviction DNA Testing in Death Row Case Rife with Racial Bias & Prosecutorial Misconduct
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A legal coalition is weighing in on a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that throws into…
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The Genetic Panopticon: We’re All Suspects in a DNA Lineup, Waiting to be Matched with a Crime
“Solving unsolved crimes is a noble objective, but it occupies a lower place in the American pantheon of noble objectives…
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Digital Authoritarianism: AI Surveillance Signals the Death of Privacy
“There are no private lives. This a most important aspect of modern life. One of the biggest transformations we have…
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Supreme Court’s Final Rulings Insulate Cops Against Lawsuits, Sanction Incompetence, Undermine Miranda Rights & Affirm Death by Firing Squad
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the midst of politically polarizing rulings on abortion, gun rights and religion, the U.S. Supreme Court…
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Supreme Court: The Government Cannot Require That Citizens Prove the Need for Self-Protection in Order to Carry a Gun Outside Their Home
WASHINGTON, D.C. — By a 6-3 decision in N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Assn. v. Bruen, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a…
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Dismantling the Constitution: Police No Longer Have to Honor the Right to Remain Silent
“That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t even any rioting in the…
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Supreme Court: The Government Cannot Require That Citizens Prove the Need for Self-Protection in Order to Carry a Gun Outside Their Home
WASHINGTON, D.C. — By a 6-3 decision in N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Assn. v. Bruen, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a…
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Rogue Cops: The Supreme Court Is Turning America Into a Constitution-Free Zone
“No one should get used to their rights. Predicting with certainty which ones, if any, will go, or when, is…
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