04 Mar 2020

Coronavirus vs. the Mass Surveillance State: Which Poses the Greater Threat?

By The Rutherford Institute

“If, as it seems, we are in the process of becoming a totalitarian society in which the state apparatus is all-powerful, the ethics most important for the survival of the true, free, human individual would be: Cheat, lie, evade, fake it, be elsewhere, forge documents, build improved electronic gadgets in your garage that’ll outwit the gadge

27 Feb 2020

In 5–4 Ruling, U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hold US Border Patrol Agent Accountable for Shooting, Killing a Child at Play

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (February 27, 2020) — In a blow to all persons seeking justice for violations of the Constitution by federal officers, a sharply-divided US Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that a US Border Patrol agent cannot be sued for shooting and killing a young Mexican boy who was playing in a culvert within feet of US territory and posed

24 Feb 2020

Rutherford Institute: Speed Camera Laws Are Unconstitutional, Profit-Driven Extensions of the Surveillance State

By The Rutherford Institute

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (February 24, 2020) — Pushing back against government attempts to further extend the surveillance state, The Rutherford Institute is asking the Virginia General Assembly to reject legislation that would authorize state entities to use automated cameras and radar devices to bring speeding charges for which the accused

13 Feb 2020

Will the Supreme Court Prevent the Government From Meddling in Church Decisions Involving Who Can Teach Religious Doctrine?

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (February 13, 2020) — In a case that will decide whether the government can interfere with the choices of religious institutions regarding who may minister to and lead followers on matters of faith, The Rutherford Institute has asked the US Supreme Court to affirm that the First Amendment’s protection of religious liberty prev

07 Feb 2020

Citing Harm to Environment, Rutherford Institute Urges US Supreme Court to Stop Construction of Gas Pipeline Through Appalachian Trail

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (February 7, 2020)  — Taking a stand for environmental justice for minority communities that have historically borne the brunt of the damaging effects of corporate development, The Rutherford Institute has asked the US Supreme Court to affirm a lower court ruling that halted construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline on a pat

30 Jan 2020

Law Criminalizing Speech That "Encourages" Immigrants to Remain in the Country is So Broad That It Could Be Used to Punish Anti-Government Speech

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (January 30, 2020) — Denouncing government efforts to silence dissent and punish civil disobedience, The Rutherford Institute has asked the US Supreme Court to strike down as unconstitutionally overbroad a federal statute making it a crime to “encourage” undocumented aliens to remain in the country.

23 Jan 2020

High-School Shuts Down Youth Club’s Inspirational Bulletin Board Over Inclusion of Self-Help Post-It Notes with Bible Verses

By The Rutherford Institute

 

09 Jan 2020

Trouble Understanding Police Orders Constitutes Resistance, Justifies Use of Excessive Force (Taser, Chokehold) Rules Oklahoma Federal Court

By The Rutherford Institute

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA (January 9, 2020) — An Oklahoma federal court has 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, tasered, and placed in a chokehold that rendered

05 Dec 2019

Elderly, Wheelchair-Bound Woman Alleges TSA Agents Groped Her Upper and Lower Body without Warning in Full View of Other Travelers

By The Rutherford Institute

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (December 5, 2019) — The Rutherford Institute has come to the aid of an elderly Delaware woman who has alleged that Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screeners groped her upper and lower body, including feeling inside the waistband of her pants, during a security screening at Philadelphia’s Internat

21 Nov 2019

Broken Justice: U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Address Racial Bias and Systemic Injustice That Contributed to Hispanic Inmate’s Death Sentence

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (November 21, 2019) — The US Supreme Court has refused to review the case of a Hispanic man who was sentenced to death — and subsequently subjected to eight years of solitary confinement for up to 22 hours a day, which is tantamount to physical torture — based on an expert witness’ racist testimony suggesting that Hispanics po

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