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U.S. News
US Supreme Court Gives Police Green Light To Preemptively Shoot & Kill Drivers They Fear Could Pose Danger to Others With Their Car
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has given a green light to police officers to use deadly force against…
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America’s Death Squads: When Police Become Judge, Jury & Executioner
“You know, when police start becoming their own executioners, where’s it gonna end? Pretty soon, you’ll start executing people for…
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All of Us Are in Danger: When Anti-Government Speech Becomes Sedition
“If you can’t say ‘F@#k’ you can’t say, ‘F@#k’ the government.’”— Lenny Bruce, comedian Anti-government speech has become a four-letter…
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Biden Administration’s Attempt to Force Healthcare Workers to Violate Their Ethical & Religious Convictions Circumvents the Constitution
WASHINGTON, DC —The Rutherford Institute has issued a public comment opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule on…
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Commentary
Federal Bureau of Intimidation: The Government’s War on Political Freedom
“In so many of the little places of everyday life in which life is lived out, somehow democracy doesn’t exist.…
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Free Speech Victory: Court Overturns $3000 in Fines Against Protesters Who Displayed Controversial Anti-Biden, Anti-Trump Political Signs
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — In a First Amendment victory for political free speech, a state circuit court has overturned fines…
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Zero Tolerance = Zero Common Sense: Sixth Grader Reported to Police for Flashing Toy Gun as Part of Zoom Class Halloween Game
MATTHEWS, NC — Warning that misguided school zero-tolerance policies can have disastrous ramifications for students’ future academic prospects, The Rutherford…
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Masters of Deceit: The Government’s Propaganda of Fear, Mind Control & Brain Warfare
“It is the function of mass agitation to exploit all the grievances, hopes, aspirations, prejudices, fears, and ideals of all…
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Overthrow the Government: All the Ways in Which Our Rights Have Been Usurped
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to…
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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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