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How Reality TV Is Teaching Us to Accept the American Police State
“Plays, farces, spectacles, gladiators, strange beasts, medals, pictures, and other such opiates, these were for ancient peoples the bait toward…
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Handcuffs, Leg Shackles and Tasers: The New Face of Punishment in the Public Schools
“In many parts of the country, teachers are viewed as beyond reproach, much like doctors, police officers, or clergy ……
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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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