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Home Invasions on the Rise: Constitution-Free Policing in Trump’s America
“One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one’s house. A man’s house is his castle.”—James…
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Constitutional Attorneys Urge Action After Masked, Plainclothes ICE Agents at Courthouse Spark ‘Kidnapping’ Fears
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A chilling incident at the Albemarle County Courthouse has ignited alarm, prompting The Rutherford Institute to urge…
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How a President Becomes a Dictator: By Executive Order
“We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything…
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Executive Orders, AI Tyranny, & 42 National Emergencies: Is the Constitution Dead? (Video)
In this interview with Collapse Life, civil liberties attorney John Whitehead reminds us just how we are sleepwalking our way to autocracy…
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Legal Coalition Challenges Trump’s Use Of Executive Orders To Retaliate Against More Law Firms & Erode Checks & Balances
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A broad coalition of legal and civil liberties organizations is once again challenging President Trump’s use of…
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Refugee. Dissident. Enemy of the State. Would ICE Have Crucified Jesus?
“Homegrowns are next. The homegrowns. You gotta build about five more places [like the CECOT prison]. It’s not big enough.”—President Trump…
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Wrong Address, Wrong Target, Real Terror: U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear FBI Raid Case
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could determine whether FBI agents can…
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A Financial Coup: How the Deep State Is Using Manufactured Crises to Seize Power
“This is economic sabotage. Whether through malice or incompetence or, more likely, both Trump is isolating the United States on the…
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Legal Coalition Challenges President Trump’s Weaponization Of Executive Orders to Chill Speech, Suppress Dissent, & Erode Checks & Balances
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Denouncing the Trump Administration’s ongoing attempts to suppress dissent and chill lawful First Amendment activity, The Rutherford…
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The United States of Tyranny: America Is Becoming a Constitution-Free Zone
“If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.”—James Madison…
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Making Our Rights Disappear: The Authoritarian War on Due Process
“If Trump can disappear them, he can disappear you. The Trump regime is already targeting immigrants who are here legally…
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Warning: Deporting Non-Citizen Protesters Sets a Dangerous Precedent of Punishment and Retaliation for All Americans
NEWARK, NJ — At a time when non-citizens are being targeted and deported for engaging in lawful, nonviolent political speech…
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Beyond the Law: What It Means to Weaponize the Government
“This is war.”—President Trump President Trump’s declaration of war as a justification for using wartime powers to sidestep constitutional protections is indeed…
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Should Parents Have the Right to Opt Their Young Children Out of School Curriculum Promoting Alternative Ideas About Sexuality and Gender?
WASHINGTON, DC — Should parents have the right to opt their elementary-aged children out of mandatory public school curriculum that…
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When Dissent Becomes a Crime: The War on Political Speech Begins
“Once the principle is established that the government can arrest and jail protesters… officials will use it to silence opposition broadly.”—Heather…
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SCOTUS Inaction on Botched SWAT Raid Coupled with Trump’s Push for Greater Police Immunity Could Usher In a New Era of Lawless Policing & Brutality
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hold a SWAT team leader accountable for raiding the wrong…
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