John Whitehead
U.S. Supreme Court Urged to Safeguard the Rights of the Citizenry, Power of State Courts in the Face of Electoral Power Grabs & Gerrymandering
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…
Rutherford Institute Asks Supreme Court to Limit Use of Qualified Immunity by Police, Safeguard Right to Criticize the Government Through Satire
WASHINGTON, DC — The Rutherford Institute has weighed in before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of an Ohio man who was arrested, jailed, had his apartment searched, and his phone and laptop seized by police in retaliation…
Government Still Waging War on America’s Military Veterans
“For soldiers … coming home is more lethal than being in combat.” ― Brené Brown, research professor at the University of Houston The U.S. government is still waging war on America’s military veterans. Especially veterans who exercise their…
Anarchy in America: We’re Being Gunned Down Like Dogs in the Street
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned. —William Butler Yeats, “The Second Coming” Things are falling apart. How…
Dictatorship in Disguise: Authoritarian Monsters Wreak Havoc on Our Freedoms
“You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they’re people just like you. You’re wrong. Dead wrong.” — They Live We’re living in two worlds. There’s the world…
Rutherford Institute Warns Against Giving the Government a Green Light to Chill Political Speech on Social Media
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Rutherford Institute has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the government from criminalizing non-threatening political speech that may be annoying, embarrassing, or unpleasant. In an amicus brief filed in Counterman v. Colorado, Rutherford Institute attorneys warned…
Think Twice Before Calling the Cops: The Deadly Cost of Police Welfare Checks
“This should have never happened. We shouldn’t be living in a society where you call for help and be killed.”— Mother of Damian Daniels, who was shot by police during a wellness check Think twice before you call the…
US Supreme Court Gives Police Green Light To Preemptively Shoot & Kill Drivers They Fear Could Pose Danger to Others With Their Car
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has given a green light to police officers to use deadly force against drivers if police suspect they might pose a danger to others with their car. In refusing to hear…
America’s Death Squads: When Police Become Judge, Jury & Executioner
“You know, when police start becoming their own executioners, where’s it gonna end? Pretty soon, you’ll start executing people for jaywalking, and executing people for traffic violations. Then you end up executing your neighbor ‘cause his dog pisses…
All of Us Are in Danger: When Anti-Government Speech Becomes Sedition
“If you can’t say ‘F@#k’ you can’t say, ‘F@#k’ the government.’”— Lenny Bruce, comedian Anti-government speech has become a four-letter word. How To Protect Yourself From 5G, EMF & RF Radiation Grab This Bucket Of Heirloom Seeds &…
Biden Administration’s Attempt to Force Healthcare Workers to Violate Their Ethical & Religious Convictions Circumvents the Constitution
WASHINGTON, DC —The Rutherford Institute has issued a public comment opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule on “Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities,” which seeks to force healthcare workers to provide abortion and gender transition…
Federal Bureau of Intimidation: The Government’s War on Political Freedom
“In so many of the little places of everyday life in which life is lived out, somehow democracy doesn’t exist. And one of the creeping hands of totalitarianism running through the democracy is the Federal Bureau of Investigation… Because…
Free Speech Victory: Court Overturns $3000 in Fines Against Protesters Who Displayed Controversial Anti-Biden, Anti-Trump Political Signs
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — In a First Amendment victory for political free speech, a state circuit court has overturned fines totaling $3000 against two protesters for displaying “F@#k Biden” and other political signs in violation of a Florida…
Zero Tolerance = Zero Common Sense: Sixth Grader Reported to Police for Flashing Toy Gun as Part of Zoom Class Halloween Game
MATTHEWS, NC — Warning that misguided school zero-tolerance policies can have disastrous ramifications for students’ future academic prospects, The Rutherford Institute has come to the defense of a North Carolina student who was denied admission to a charter…
Masters of Deceit: The Government’s Propaganda of Fear, Mind Control & Brain Warfare
“It is the function of mass agitation to exploit all the grievances, hopes, aspirations, prejudices, fears, and ideals of all the special groups that make up our society, social, religious, economic, racial, political. Stir them up. Set one…
Overthrow the Government: All the Ways in Which Our Rights Have Been Usurped
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” — Abraham Lincoln It’s easy to become discouraged about the state…
First Came 9/11. Then COVID-19. What’s the Next Crisis to Lockdown the Nation?
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.”—H.L. Mencken First came 9/11, which the government used…
