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Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court Prohibits Government from Censoring Trademarks That Might Cause Offense, i.e. Slants, Redskins
WASHINGTON, DC — Rejecting an attempt by the government to censor trademark names that might cause offense, a unanimous U.S.…
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Attorneys Urge Police to Exercise Restraint & Cease Aggressive Tactics in Tension Over Confederate Monument Removal
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Pointing out that local police have a critical role to play in a tense, unfolding drama over…
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Twilight of the Courts: The Elusive Search for Justice in the American Police State
“As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains…
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Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hold Police Liable for the Reckless Shooting of a Homeless Couple During a Warrantless Raid
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Continuing a disturbing trend of siding with police in cases of excessive use of force, the United…
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The Lessons of Sgt. Pepper’s 50 Years Later: Stop Fighting One Another and Focus on the Real Enemy
“Count me out if it’s for violence. Don’t expect me at barricades unless it is with flowers…. What’s the point…
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VICTORY: Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of the NSA’s Mass Internet Surveillance Program
Ruling that the existence of the government’s mass internet surveillance program would violate the First and Fourth Amendments, a federal…
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Congress Must Strengthen Whistleblowers Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Rutherford Institute has joined with a broad spectrum of nearly 30 organizations to urge that federal…
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America’s Reign of Terror: A Nation Reaps What It Sows
“The means of defense against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home.” ― James Madison Who…
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Big Brother Is Still Watching You: Don’t Fall for the NSA’s Latest Ploy
“You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and,…
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Constitutional Q&A: Knock-and-Talk Police Tactics
Those who founded this country strongly believed that “a man’s house is his castle.”[2] This belief—that the sanctity of one’s…
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