19 Aug 2019

US Supreme Court Asked to Hold Border Patrol Agent Accountable for Shooting Mexican Child at Play

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (August 19, 2019) — The Rutherford Institute has asked the US Supreme Court to hold a US Border Patrol agent accountable for shooting and killing a young Mexican boy who was playing in a culvert within feet of US territory and posed no threat to anyone.

09 Aug 2019

Justice Should Not Be Contingent on Where One Lives

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (August 9, 2019) — Pushing back against the idea that the application of fundamental constitutional rights is dependent on what state you live in, The Rutherford Institute is calling on the US Supreme Court to prevent the states from “watering down” the rights of criminal defendants.

07 Aug 2019

Rutherford Institute Files First Amendment Lawsuit Against Sex Offender Rehab Facility for Restricting Residents’ Access to Bible Studies, Services

By The Rutherford Institute

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (August 7, 2019) — The Rutherford Institute has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against government officials for discriminating against Protestant Christian inmates at a state-run sex-offender rehabilitation facility and restricting their access to Bible studies and Protestant communion.

28 Jul 2019

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Re-Affirms Ruling Barring Prison Officials from Subjecting Death Row Inmates to Harsh, Dehumanizing Conditions

By The Rutherford Institute

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (July 26, 2019) — In a reiterated rebuke to the practice of subjecting prisoners to solitary confinement, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed an earlie

22 Jul 2019

Rutherford Institute Defends Church Ministry Prevented From Giving Free Eyeglasses to the Homeless

By The Rutherford Institute

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY (July 22, 2019) — Denouncing bureaucratic overregulation, The Rutherford Institute has issued a legal challenge to Kentucky regulators who have prohibited a religious ministry from holding free eye-clinics and distributing free corrective eyeglasses to the poor and homeless.

15 Jul 2019

DHS Government Surveillance Program Tracks, Monitors and Mines Social-Media Influencers and Posts

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (July 15, 2019) — Pushing back against the expansion of secret government surveillance programs and the chilling impact they have on lawful First Amendment activities, The Rutherford Institute is demanding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disclose the details of a government program proposed by DHS in April 2018 that

10 Jul 2019

Victory: TSA Agrees to Drop $2600 Fine Against Texas Man Who Opted Not to Board a Flight Rather Than Be Subjected to Invasive Pat-Down Search

By The Rutherford Institute

HOUSTON, TEXAS (July 10, 2019) — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has agreed to withdraw a fine against a Texas man who, after successfully passing through an airport security metal-detector and then being randomly selected to pass through a whole-body imaging-scanner, chose not to board a flight rather than be subjected

08 Jul 2019

Victory: Virginia Officials Agree to Suspend Campaign Sign Restrictions That Discriminate against Political Speech

By The Rutherford Institute

PALMYRA, VIRGINIA (July 8, 2019) — In a victory for the right to freedom of expression under the First Amendment, especially as it relates to political expression, county officials in one Virginia locality have agreed to temporarily suspend their enforcement of ordinances limiting the display of political signs to a 60-day period preced

01 Jul 2019

Rutherford Institute Challenges Unconstitutional Sign Restrictions That Discriminate Against Political Speech

By The Rutherford Institute

PALMYRA, VIRGINIA (July 1, 2019) — The Rutherford Institute is challenging a Virginia sign regulation that discriminates against political speech as it relates to campaign signs. In a letter to Fluvanna County officials, Rutherford Institute attorneys point out that the County’s regulations on the display of political signs, which limit

27 Jun 2019

US Supreme Court Rules That Police Can Forcibly and Warrantlessly Carry Out Blood Draws on Unconscious Drivers

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (June 27, 2019) — In a ruling that gives police greater leeway to violate the Fourth Amendment rights of anyone driving on a public road, the US Supreme Court has ruled that police may forcibly and warrantlessly carry out blood-draws on unconscious drivers suspected of drunk driving.

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