A Journal of Analysis and News
The Rutherford Institute—nonpartisan, apolitical and committed to the principles enshrined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights—is working tirelessly to reshape the government from the bottom up into one that respects freedom, recognizes our worth as human beings, resists corruption, and abides by the rule of law. The Rutherford Institute was Founded in 1982 by constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead.
The Rutherford Institute has called on the U.S. Supreme Court to protect homeowners from warrantless searches by police based merely on a
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The U.S. Supreme Court is sending a chilling message to gun owners when it comes to encounters with police: comply
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In a unanimous decision in the combined cases of NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice, the U.S. Supreme Court sent each case back to
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In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a warning to government officials that the First Amendment prohibits them from “wielding
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The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in favor of government officials who used a drone to take aerial surveillance photographs
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The Rutherford Institute has come to the defense of the First Amendment rights of a women’s college basketball coach who
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The U.S. District Court for Delaware has refused to hold government officials accountable for knowingly enforcing an eviction order against the
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The U.S. Supreme Court has failed to protect citizens from retaliation for observing or recording police activity in public. By
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The U.S. Supreme Court has given government officials the green light to obstruct citizens from voting at polling places based
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