WASHINGTON, DC —The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge to the federal government’s mass surveillance program. In affirming the dismissal of the Wikimedia v. NSA lawsuit, the Supreme Court has allowed the government to assert a state secrets privilege related to its domestic and international Upstream surveillance program, which gives the …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Rutherford Institute has called on the U.S. Supreme Court to safeguard the rights of the citizenry and the power of state courts against electoral power grabs and gerrymandering. In an amicus brief in Moore v. Harper, attorneys for The Rutherford Institute, the ACLU and the Niskanen Center urge the …

Questions Surround California’s AB5 Law I was tasked with looking for evidence of supply chain disruptions through the eyes of a trucker, so I ran across this situation with potential to be a huge disrupter. Corey asked me to introduce myself, so I will say that I’ve been driving tractor-trailers over the …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court will not hold government officials liable for shootings and other violent behavior by off-duty police officers equipped with service weapons. In a joint amicus brief filed in First Midwest Bank v. City of Chicago, The Rutherford Institute and Cato Institute had asked the …

WASHINGTON, D.C. —The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to overturn a lower court ruling that justifies the use of excessive force by police on people who don’t understand police orders. Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute and the Supreme Court Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law had asked …

WASHINGTON, DC — In an 8-0 ruling that affirms the right of religious individuals to not be persecuted for their faith, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of three men who were allegedly placed on a “no fly” list as retaliation for refusing to act as FBI informants within their …

It’s like I’ve been telling you, the Supreme Court will be tasked to insure the fidelity and integrity of the election. “Ballot harvesting” (allowing political operatives and others to collect voters’ ballots and turn them in en masse to polling stations) is ripe for fraud and interference, and has drawn bipartisan concerns …

“The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of the people.”—Justice William O. Douglas The U.S. Supreme Court will not save us. It doesn’t matter which party gets to pick the replacement to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The …

WASHINGTON, DC — Rejecting long-standing state laws that discriminate against religion, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Montana must allow scholarships it provides to be used by families for tuition at religious schools.  The Court’s 5-4 decision in Espinoza v. Mont. Dept. of Revenue found that a state constitutional provision restricting …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. 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.” Pushing back against the idea that the application of fundamental constitutional rights is dependent on what …