15 May 2020

Rutherford Institute Warns of First-Amendment Lawsuit After Police Threaten $1000 Fines Over Church Drive-In Services

By The Rutherford Institute

MASSENA, NEW YORK (May 15, 2020) — The Rutherford Institute has warned that it will consider filing a First-Amendment lawsuit if police continue to threaten a New York church with prosecution and $1000 fines for holding drive-in worship services that adhere to social-distancing guidelines.

08 May 2020

Supreme Court Paves the Way for Government to Punish Speech That Encourages Resistance to Tyranny

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (May 8, 2020) — In refusing to strike down an overly-broad law criminalizing pro-immigration speech, the US Supreme Court has paved the way for the government to punish anyone engaging in so-called “anti-government” speech that encourages resistance to tyranny through civil disobedience.

24 Apr 2020

Maryland Officials ‘Weaponize’ COVID-19 Restrictions to Suppress First Amendment Rights of Protesters

By The Rutherford Institute

ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (April 24, 2020) — The Rutherford Institute is warning government officials not to weaponize the COVID-19 health crisis in order to justify carrying out surveillance on and retaliating against persons who exercise their First Amendment rights to publicly protest government misconduct in a manner consistent with “soci

20 Apr 2020

Victory: US Supreme Court Holds States Accountable to Abiding by Sixth Amendment Standard of a Unanimous Jury Verdict in Criminal Cases

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (April 20, 2020) — In a 6-3 ruling, the US Supreme Court has declared that states must abide by the Sixth Amendment’s requirement of unanimous jury verdicts for convictions in criminal cases involving “serious offenses.”

17 Apr 2020

Appeals Court Chills First-Amendment Activity by Allowing Cops to Retaliate Against Nonviolent Protesters

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (April 17, 2020) — The Rutherford Institute is pushing back against an effort by police to chill constitutionally-protected civil rights protests through the use of retaliatory lawsuits.

10 Apr 2020

Statement on the Right to Religious Freedom During COVID-19

By The Rutherford Institute

At no time in the history of this nation has the government (federal or state) ever attempted to impose such onerous restrictions on the rights of religious individuals as we are seeing play out in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  

07 Apr 2020

US Supreme Court Upholds Blank-Check Policing, Allows Cops to Stop Cars Registered to Unlicensed Owners, Whether or Not Owners Are Driving

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (April 7, 2020) — In an 8-1 ruling that empowers police to carry out dubious traffic stops and paves the way for further abuses of law enforcement’s “blank-check policing” privileges, the US Supreme Court has upheld the police practice of stopping and questioning drivers if their cars are registered to unlicensed owners, i

06 Apr 2020

Tennessee Supreme Court Allows Police to Carry Out Warrantless, Suspicionless Searches of Probationers’ Homes, Undermining Fourth Amendment

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (April 3, 2020) — Pushing back against government efforts to chip away at the privacy and security guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment, The Rutherford Institute has asked the US Supreme Court to reverse a state court decision allowing police to search the homes of probationers without any suspicion or justification. In an 

19 Mar 2020

Rutherford Institute Challenges Court Ruling That Trouble Understanding Police Orders Constitutes Resistance, Justifies Use of Excessive Force

By The Rutherford Institute

DENVER, COLORADO (March 18, 2020) — Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute have appealed a federal court’s ruling that refused to hold police responsible for brutalizing an African-American man who, despite complying with police orders during an arrest, was subjected to excessive force and brutality, including being thrown to the ground, ta

05 Mar 2020

Federal Courts Rule That Individuals Shot by Police but Not Immediately Arrested May Not Sue Police for Wrongdoing Under the Fourth Amendment

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (March 5, 2020) — In a case before the US Supreme Court that could determine how far the courts may go in shielding police from being held accountable for wrongdoing, The Rutherford Institute is challenging a lower court ruling that prevents victims of police shootings for suing police for violations of their civil rights 

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