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Free Speech Victory: Illinois College Ordered to Cease Censorship and Allow ‘Politically Incorrect’ Flyers to be Passed Out
At the urging of attorneys for The Rutherford Institute, a federal court has ordered a community college to cease its…
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VICTORY: Supreme Court Rejects Govt Effort to Crack Down on Whistleblowers – Sides with Air Marshal Concerned About Public Safety
In a 7-2 ruling in Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the federal government’s…
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The Dire State of Our Nation (What You Won’t Hear from the Politicians)
“As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains…
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From Neighborhood Cops to Robocops: The Changing Face of American Police
“Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.” ― Aldous Huxley, Ends and Means If…
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Welcome to the Matrix: Enslaved by Technology and the Internet of Things
“There will come a time when it isn’t ‘They’re spying on me through my phone‘ anymore. Eventually, it will be…
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Supreme Court Rules 8-1 Citizens Have No Protection Against 4th Amendment Violations by Police Ignorant of the Law
In a blow to the constitutional rights of citizens, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in Heien v. State of…
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The Christmas Hope: A To-Do List for a Better World
“The Christmas hope for peace and good will toward all men can no longer be dismissed as a kind of…
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4-Year-Old Preschooler Handcuffed, Shackled & Transported to Police Station for Allegedly Acting up in Class
STANARDSVILLE, Va. — The Rutherford Institute has come to the aid of a four-year-old Virginia student who, after allegedly acting…
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Ignorance Is No Excuse for Wrongdoing, Unless You’re a Cop
“[I]f the individual is no longer to be sovereign, if the police can pick him up whenever they do not…
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8th Grader Body Slammed & Arrested by Police for Wearing Rosary to School Football Game in Memory of Dead Brother
AMARILLO, Texas — The Rutherford Institute has come to the defense of an eighth grader at Sam Houston Middle School…
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America’s Children: The Trials of Growing Up in a Police State
“It’s been three weeks since the flashbang exploded next to my sleeping baby, and he’s still covered in burns. There’s…
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The 12 Rules of Christmas – Do’s & Dont’s of Celebrating Christmas in Schools, Workplaces & Elsewhere
Over the years, The Rutherford Institute has been contacted by parents and teachers alike concerned about schools changing their Christmas…
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Virginia Police Sued for Violating Obama Protester’s Right to Free Speech and Lawful Gun Ownership
RICHMOND, Va. — Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Virginia man who was…
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We Are the Enemy: Is This the Lesson of Ferguson?
If you dress police officers up as soldiers and you put them in military vehicles and you give them military…
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Are ‘We the People’ Useful Idiots in the Digital Age?
Back in the heyday of the old Soviet Union, a phrase evolved to describe gullible western intellectuals who came to…
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