25 Jun 2019

Victory: Supreme Court Protects Anti-Government Speech, Strikes Down Law Allowing Gov’t to Censor Speech It Finds "Immoral" or "Scandalous"

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (June 24, 2019) — The US Supreme Court has rejected the government’s claim that it can censor speech it considers distasteful, striking down as unconstitutional a federal statute that allows the government to reject trademark applications for “immoral” or “scandalous” brand-names.

21 Jun 2019

U.S. Supreme Court Recognizes Peace Cross As National Landmark, Rules 7–2 to Preserve 90-Year-Old WW I Memorial Tribute to Fallen Soldiers

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (June 20, 2019) — In a 7-2 decision recognizing that a 40-foot “Peace Cross” memorial is not only a religious symbol but a national landmark that honors all veterans for their sacrifices for the country, the US 

18 Jun 2019

US Supreme Court Refuses to Uphold Ban on Double Jeopardy and Protect Citizens From Successive Prosecutions by Fed and State for the Same Crime

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (June 18, 2019) — The US Supreme Court has refused to protect citizens from being prosecuted for the same crime by federal and state governments, a fundamental right enshrined in the Fifth Amendment’s Double Jeopardy Clause.

13 Jun 2019

Rutherford Institute Calls Out Denver Police for Threatening Citizen Journalist Who Recorded Cops Brutally Punching, Head-Slamming Suspect

By The Rutherford Institute

DENVER, COLORADO (June 13, 20190 — The Rutherford Institute has asked a federal appeals court to safeguard the right of citizens and journalists to record police in public without fear of retaliation.

03 Jun 2019

"School Safety" Law Requiring Threat Assessments Could Override Parents’ Rights, Subject Children to Forced Medication

By The Rutherford Institute

AUSTIN, TEXAS (June 3, 2019) — The Rutherford Institute is sounding the alarm over so-called “school safety” legislation passed by the Texas legislature that requires schools to form “threat-assessment teams” to identify students who are deemed suicide risks and refer those students to mental-health authorities.

30 May 2019

US Supreme Court Upholds "Contempt of Cop" Arrest, Limits Right to Challenge Police Retaliatory-Arrests to Punish Speech

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON, DC (May 30, 2019) — In a setback to First-Amendment rights, the US Supreme Court has issued a ruling protecting police from lawsuits by persons arrested on bogus “contempt of cop” charges (ranging from resisting arrest and interference to disorderly conduct, obstruction, and failure to obey a police order) that result from l

24 May 2019

Rutherford Institute Sues Government Over Parents’ Right to Maintain Quality of Life and Adhere to Religious Beliefs for Disabled Daughter’s Care

By The Rutherford Institute

LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA (May 24, 2019) — The Rutherford Institute has come to the defense of a Virginia couple’s right as parents to provide quality-of-life care to their disabled daughter, including an adherence to religious beliefs that impact her diet, hygiene, medical-care, and an emphasis on organic, wholesome, personal experiences rat

15 May 2019

Eighth Amendment Victory: Federal Court Bars Prison Officials From Subjecting Death Row Inmates to Harsh, Dehumanizing Conditions

By The Rutherford Institute

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (May 15, 2019) — In a rebuke to the practice of subjecting prisoners to solitary confinement, a federal appeals court has held that a Virginia prison violated the Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment by confining death-row inmates to parking-space sized cells in virtual isolation.

18 Apr 2019

Under Texas Law Banning Annoying or Offensive Electronic Messages, Man Faces a Year in Prison for Criticizing Police

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (April 18, 2019) — Warning that the government must not be given the power to criminalize speech it deems distasteful or annoying, The Rutherford Institute has asked the US Supreme Court to stop the prosecution of a Texas man who faces up to one year in jail and a $4000 fine for sending emails to police criticizing them fo

15 Mar 2019

No One Is Above the Law, Including the President, Says Appeals Court, Citing Paula Jones Case as Rationale for Rejecting Trump’s Claim of Immunity

By The Rutherford Institute

NEW YORK, NEW YORK  — Citing the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Clinton v Jones (1997), in which a unanimous Court held that the president is not above the law and may be sued for misconduct committed outside of his official duties, a New York appeals-court has rejected President Trump’s request to dismiss or delay a defamation l

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