John Whitehead
College Police Label Sharing Christian Faith As ‘Disorderly Conduct,’ Block Student From Distributing Religious Literature in Free Speech Zone
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Rutherford Institute has weighed in before the U.S. Supreme Court on a case in which campus police, citing “disorderly conduct,” prevented a college student from speaking about his Christian faith and distributing religious literature from…
The Election Has Already Been Hijacked & the Winner Decided: ‘We the People’ Lose
“Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves.” ― Herbert Marcuse Republicans and Democrats alike fear that the other party will attempt to hijack this election. President Trump is convinced that mail-in ballots are a scam except in…
Georgia: School District Orders Mom to Wear Mask or Be Barred From Son’s Football Game Despite Religious Objections and Social Distancing Mandate
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Rutherford Institute has come to the aid of a Georgia mother who has been barred from attending her son’s high school football games unless she compromises her religious beliefs and complies with the school…
Justice Sleeps and ‘We the People’ Suffer: No, the U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Save Us
“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…
Constitutional Attorneys Issue ‘Opt Out’ Letter for Families to Preserve Privacy Rights at Home in the Presence of Virtual Classroom Surveillance
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Rutherford Institute has issued a precautionary “opt out” letter as a means by which families whose children are taking part in remote learning / virtual classes might assert their Fourth Amendment privacy rights…
Constitutional Attorney Asks Court to Guard Against Future COVID-19 Restrictions That Discriminate Against Churches but Favor Bars, Big Box Stores, Restaurants, et al.
WILMINGTON, Del. — Seeking to ensure that Delaware does not reinstitute strident COVID-19 restrictions imposed at the outset of the pandemic, The Rutherford Institute is asking a federal court to reject the governor’s motion to dismiss a First…
Virtual School Dangers: The Hazards of a Police State Education During COVID-19
“There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork. It was even conceivable…
Constitutional Attorney Challenges Police Authority to Use Low-Flying Helicopters for Aerial Surveillance
RICHMOND, Va. — Responding to numerous reports of low-flying aircraft harassing property owners throughout Central Virginia in August 2020, The Rutherford Institute has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Virginia State Police (VSP) seeking…
Mile Markers of Tyranny: Losing Our Freedoms on the Road from 9/11 to COVID-19
“No one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end.”—George Orwell You can map the nearly 20-year journey from the 9/11 attacks to the COVID-19 pandemic by the…
Firearms Training Facility’s Right to Reopen Defended – Attorney Warns Against Attempts To Use Pandemic To Curtail Gun Rights
TONOPAH, Nev. — The Rutherford Institute has come to the defense of a Nevada firearms training facility threatened with fines because of its plans for reopening. In a letter to officials with Nye County, Nevada, on behalf of…
Since 9/11, the Government’s Answer to Every Problem Has Been More Government
“A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take away everything that you have.”—Anonymous Have you noticed that the government’s answer to every problem is more government—at taxpayer expense—and less…
Attack of the Tomato Killers: The Police State’s War on Weed & Backyard Gardens
“They came again this morning at about 8:00 o’clock. A large cargo-type helicopter flew low over the cabin, shaking it on its very foundations. It shook all of us inside, too. I feel frightened … I see how…
The Great Election Fraud: Will Our Freedoms Survive Another Election?
“Never has our future been more unpredictable, never have we depended so much on political forces that cannot be trusted to follow the rules of common sense and self-interest—forces that look like sheer insanity, if judged by the…
This Is Amerika: Where Fascism, Totalitarianism & Militarism Go Hand In Hand
“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, government IS the problem.”—Ronald Reagan There’s a pattern emerging if you pay close enough attention. Civil discontent leads to civil unrest, which leads to protests and…
As COVID Rates Rise, Student Whistleblowers Disciplined for ‘Negative’ Social Media Posts of Crowded Hallways, Maskless Students at School
DALLAS, Ga. — With more than 97,000 children testing positive for the coronavirus during a two-week period that coincides with schools across the nation struggling to determine when and how to safely re-open, student whistleblowers at a Georgia…
P Is for Predator State: The Building Blocks of Tyranny from A to Z
“When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people become an audience and their public…
One Nation Under House Arrest: How Do COVID-19 Mandates Impact Our Freedoms?
“It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. We hold this prudent jealousy to be the first duty of citizens, and one of the noblest characteristics of the late Revolution. The freeman of…
