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August 31, 2021 at 2:02 PM

Bring All the Troops Home | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

Bring All the Troops Home | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Stop Policing the Globe and Put an End to Endless Wars ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version View this email in you…
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August 26, 2021 at 8:15 PM

Court Ruling Strips Apartment Dwellers of Fourth Amendment Rights

Court Ruling Strips Apartment Dwellers of Fourth Amendment Rights Privacy should not depend on your home’s square footage.  View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: August 26, 2021   Court Stri…
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August 23, 2021 at 9:02 PM

Back to School Dangers After a Year of COVID Lockdowns | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

Back to School Dangers After a Year of COVID Lockdowns | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Police state tactics have not made the schools any safer. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Versio…
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August 18, 2021 at 1:50 PM

The Right to Bodily Integrity | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

The Right to Bodily Integrity | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Nobody Wins and We All Lose in the COVID-19 Showdown ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version View this email in y…
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August 13, 2021 at 5:19 PM

Know Your Rights: How To Request a Religious Exemption for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in the Workplace

Know Your Rights: How To Request a Religious Exemption for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in the Workplace Education precedes action. View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: August 13, 2021   Know …
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August 11, 2021 at 8:37 PM

Can the Government Require That Citizens Prove the Need for Self-Protection in Order To Carry a Gun Outside the Home?

Can the Government Require That Citizens Prove the Need for Self-Protection in Order To Carry a Gun Outside the Home? The rights in the Constitution must be available to all citizens View this email in your browser …
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August 10, 2021 at 8:49 PM

T Is for Tyranny: How Freedom Dies from A to Z | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

T Is for Tyranny: How Freedom Dies from A to Z | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead B is for our battered BILL OF RIGHTS ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version View this email in …
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August 9, 2021 at 8:35 PM

Employment Opportunity: Senior Staff Attorney

Employment Opportunity: Senior Staff Attorney Help us make America free again  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Is this email not displaying correctly?View it in your browser. For Immediate Release: August 9, 20…
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August 4, 2021 at 3:23 PM

Florida Town Bans ‘Indecent’ Political Speech, Fines Protesters $3000 for Displaying Flags Proclaiming ‘F--k Biden’

Florida Town Bans ‘Indecent’ Political Speech, Fines Protesters $3000 for Displaying Flags Proclaiming ‘F--k Biden’ The right of political free speech is the basis of all liberty. View this email in your browser …
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August 2, 2021 at 8:41 PM

A New State of Segregation: Vaccine Cards Are Just the Beginning | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

A New State of Segregation: Vaccine Cards Are Just the Beginning | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead It’s no longer a matter of if, but when. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version …
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July 29, 2021 at 7:41 PM

Podcast: Big Brother, Drunk on Power, Comes Knocking

Podcast: Big Brother, Drunk on Power, Comes Knocking It's time to recalibrate the government. View this email in your browser PODCAST: Authoritarians Drunk on Power TUNE IN: Digital Tyranny, Techno-Censorship, COVID-19 Mandates,…
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July 27, 2021 at 2:17 PM

Authoritarians Drunk on Power: It Is Time to Recalibrate the Government | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

Authoritarians Drunk on Power: It Is Time to Recalibrate the Government | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version…
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July 21, 2021 at 8:00 PM

According to Police, Trouble Understanding Orders Justifies Use of Excessive Force

According to Police, Trouble Understanding Orders Justifies Use of Excessive Force This is what happens when compliance is not enough. View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: July 21, 2021   U…
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July 20, 2021 at 8:49 PM

The State of Our Nation: Still Divided, Enslaved & Locked Down | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

The State of Our Nation: Still Divided, Enslaved & Locked Down | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead The more things change, the more they stay the same.   ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Sho…
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July 13, 2021 at 8:51 PM

What to Do When COVID Strike Force Teams Come Knocking | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

What to Do When COVID Strike Force Teams Come Knocking | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Will you answer the door to a COVID-19 strike force team? ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Versio…
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July 8, 2021 at 7:38 PM

Free Speech Victory: Supreme Court Limits School Attempts To Regulate Off-Campus Speech & Usurp Parents’ Rights

Free Speech Victory: Supreme Court Limits School Attempts To Regulate Off-Campus Speech & Usurp Parents’ Rights A victory for parents’ rights and students’ free speech rights View this email in your browser …
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July 6, 2021 at 7:46 PM

The Second Amendment’s Right to Bear Arms: What It Means | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

The Second Amendment’s Right to Bear Arms: What It Means | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version…
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June 29, 2021 at 7:13 PM

Victory: Court Strikes Down Baltimore’s Use of City-Wide, Daytime Aerial Surveillance to Spy On and Track Citizens

Victory: Court Strikes Down Baltimore’s Use of City-Wide, Daytime Aerial Surveillance to Spy On and Track Citizens A victory for the Fourth Amendment View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: Ju…
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June 28, 2021 at 8:59 PM

George Orwell’s 1984 Has Become a Blueprint for Our Dystopian Reality

George Orwell’s 1984 Has Become a Blueprint for Our Dystopian Reality The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it.” ― George Orwell ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • S…
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June 25, 2021 at 8:04 PM

Debut Fiction: In John W. Whitehead’s New Dystopian Novel ‘The Erik Blair Diaries,’ George Orwell Travels to the Future in Order To Save the Past

Debut Fiction: In John W. Whitehead’s New Dystopian Novel ‘The Erik Blair Diaries,’ George Orwell Travels to the Future in Order To Save the Past What once seemed futuristic no longer occupies the realm of science fiction. View this email in your browser …
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June 24, 2021 at 7:42 PM

Supreme Court Rules That ‘Hot Pursuit’ Exception Doesn’t Justify Warrantless Home Invasion Over Driver’s Loud Music

Supreme Court Rules That ‘Hot Pursuit’ Exception Doesn’t Justify Warrantless Home Invasion Over Driver’s Loud Music Another victory for the Fourth Amendment View this email in your browser   For Immediate Rele…
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June 23, 2021 at 12:32 PM

One Nation Under Greed: The Profit Incentives Driving the American Police State | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

One Nation Under Greed: The Profit Incentives Driving the American Police State | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead This is not freedom, America. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version …
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June 21, 2021 at 9:10 PM

Victory: Court Rejects Jail’s Postcard-Only Rule As Unlawful Infringement of Prisoners’ First Amendment Rights

Victory: Court Rejects Jail’s Postcard-Only Rule As Unlawful Infringement of Prisoners’ First Amendment Rights Martin Luther King would have needed 70 postcards to write Letter from a Birmingham Jail. View this email in your browser …
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June 18, 2021 at 8:56 PM

Religious Freedom Victory: Supreme Court Upholds First Amendment Right of Catholic Church To Participate in Children’s Foster Care Program

Religious Freedom Victory: Supreme Court Upholds First Amendment Right of Catholic Church To Participate in Children’s Foster Care Program Churches shouldn't be penalized for their religious beliefs View this email in your browser …
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June 17, 2021 at 8:42 PM

The FBI’s Mafia-Style Justice: To Fight Crime, the FBI Sponsors 15 Crimes a Day | By John & Nisha Whitehead

The FBI’s Mafia-Style Justice: To Fight Crime, the FBI Sponsors 15 Crimes a Day | By John & Nisha Whitehead The U.S. government isn’t fighting terrorism. It's creating the terror. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. L…
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June 8, 2021 at 9:12 PM

The War Over Genetic Privacy Is Just Beginning

The War Over Genetic Privacy Is Just Beginning Forensic genealogy means the end of cellular privacy ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version View this email in your browser …
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June 1, 2021 at 8:39 PM

Make Way for the Snitch State: The All-Seeing Fourth Branch of Government | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

Make Way for the Snitch State: The All-Seeing Fourth Branch of Government | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Beware of what you do, where you go, and who you know. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Versio…
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May 24, 2021 at 12:14 PM

Drivers Beware: The Deadly Perils of Blank Check Traffic Stops | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

Drivers Beware: The Deadly Perils of Blank Check Traffic Stops | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead If you’re nervous about traffic stops, you have every reason to be. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Vers…
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May 19, 2021 at 5:11 PM

Total Tyranny: We’ll All Be Targeted Under the Government’s New Precrime Program | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

Total Tyranny: We’ll All Be Targeted Under the Government’s New Precrime Program | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead It’s an elaborate setup. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version …
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May 17, 2021 at 8:06 PM

U.S. Supreme Court: Police Cannot Carry Out Warrantless Home Invasions To Seize Guns as Part of ‘Community Caretaking’ Duties

U.S. Supreme Court: Police Cannot Carry Out Warrantless Home Invasions To Seize Guns as Part of ‘Community Caretaking’ Duties Rebuilding the foundations of our freedoms, one case at a time View this email in your browser …
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May 13, 2021 at 9:02 PM

The Age of Fear: A Graduation Message for Terrifying Times | By John & Nisha Whitehead

The Age of Fear: A Graduation Message for Terrifying Times | By John & Nisha Whitehead How to prepare for what lies ahead. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version View this email in yo…
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May 3, 2021 at 3:42 PM

From Mind Control to Viruses: How the Government Keeps Experimenting on Its Citizens | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

From Mind Control to Viruses: How the Government Keeps Experimenting on Its Citizens | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead “We the people” have become lab rats in the government’s secret experiments. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online a…
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April 29, 2021 at 2:42 PM

Challenging Technocensorship: TRI Asks Court To Prohibit Facebook From Censoring COVID-19 Vaccine Critics

Challenging Technocensorship: TRI Asks Court To Prohibit Facebook From Censoring COVID-19 Vaccine Critics This is the tyranny of the majority against the minority View this email in your browser   For Immediat…
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April 27, 2021 at 5:07 PM

The Global Deep State: A New World Order Brought to You by COVID-19 | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

The Global Deep State: A New World Order Brought to You by COVID-19 | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead We’re not going to recognize this country 20 years from now. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Versio…
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April 26, 2021 at 9:03 PM

TRI Challenges Government Overreach, Compelled Speech & Efforts To Boost State Budgets Through Fines & Penalties

TRI Challenges Government Overreach, Compelled Speech & Efforts To Boost State Budgets Through Fines & Penalties The government cannot force people to think a certain way or voice only pre-approved views. View this email in your browser …
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April 23, 2021 at 8:58 PM

LISTEN: Bullies and Brutes. The Face of the Government's Heavy-Handed Tyranny

LISTEN: Bullies and Brutes. The Face of the Government's Heavy-Handed Tyranny This month's series of podcasts by The Rutherford Institute View this email in your browser PODCAST: Bullies and Brutes. The Face of the Government's Heavy-Handed Tyranny …
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April 20, 2021 at 9:30 PM

Comply or Die | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

Comply or Die | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Be warned: the only truly compliant, submissive and obedient citizen in a police state is a dead one. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Ver…
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April 19, 2021 at 12:27 PM

Freedom Watch • Profit-Driven Policing, Pandemic Billionaires, and Declining Cities

Freedom Watch • Profit-Driven Policing, Pandemic Billionaires, and Declining Cities The government's list of abuses is growing rapidly.    Your tax-deductible donations support The Rutherford Institute's ongoing efforts to make the government play by the rules of the Cons…
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April 15, 2021 at 2:20 PM

Police Shooting Constitutes a Seizure That Can Be Challenged As Fourth Amendment Violation, Rules SCOTUS

Police Shooting Constitutes a Seizure That Can Be Challenged As Fourth Amendment Violation, Rules SCOTUS Police can be sued for using excessive force during arrests  View this email in your browser   For Immed…
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April 13, 2021 at 3:23 PM

Rule by Fiat: When the Government Does Whatever It Wants | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

Rule by Fiat: When the Government Does Whatever It Wants | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead It’s a powder keg waiting for a lit match. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version Vie…
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April 11, 2021 at 11:43 PM

Freedom Watch • Corporate Snitches, Government Spies, and a Nation of Suspects

Freedom Watch • Corporate Snitches, Government Spies, and a Nation of Suspects We have become the new, permanent underclass in America.  Your tax-deductible donations support The Rutherford Institute's ongoing efforts to make the government play by the rules of the Consti…
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April 8, 2021 at 2:38 PM

School Suspends Cheerleader for Expressing Teen Angst on Snapchat, Expands Zero Tolerance to Off Campus Social Media Behavior

School Suspends Cheerleader for Expressing Teen Angst on Snapchat, Expands Zero Tolerance to Off Campus Social Media Behavior Once again, the Nanny State is attempting to micromanage our lives View this email in your browser …
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April 6, 2021 at 8:43 PM

Financial Tyranny: Footing the Tax Bill for the Government’s Fiscal Insanity | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

Financial Tyranny: Footing the Tax Bill for the Government’s Fiscal Insanity | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead This is a financial nightmare. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version …
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April 1, 2021 at 3:26 PM

Federal Court Gives Denver Police the Green Light To Intimidate, Threaten & Retaliate Against Individuals Who Record Police Brutality, Misconduct

Federal Court Gives Denver Police the Green Light To Intimidate, Threaten & Retaliate Against Individuals Who Record Police Brutality, Misconduct The First Amendment protects the right to record police in public without fear of retaliation View this email in y…
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March 29, 2021 at 8:53 PM

Stand Up to Tyranny: How to Respond to the Evils of Our Age | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

Stand Up to Tyranny: How to Respond to the Evils of Our Age | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead We must make a choice. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version View this email in y…
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March 28, 2021 at 10:59 PM

Freedom Watch • Vaccine Passports, Predictive Policing, and Warrantless Gun Seizures

Freedom Watch • Vaccine Passports, Predictive Policing, and Warrantless Gun Seizures Will our freedoms survive?  Your tax-deductible donations support The Rutherford Institute's ongoing efforts to make the government play by the rules of the Constitution.  …
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March 26, 2021 at 7:04 PM

TRI Asks SCOTUS to Reconsider Mandatory Life Sentences for Young Adults Suffering Mental, Emotional Trauma

TRI Asks SCOTUS to Reconsider Mandatory Life Sentences for Young Adults Suffering Mental, Emotional Trauma We don't need the courts to be legalistic technicians for the penal state View this email in your browser …
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March 24, 2021 at 8:41 PM

Rutherford Institute Sues Delaware Over Police Enforcement of ‘Evict First, Ask Questions Later’ Policy

Rutherford Institute Sues Delaware Over Police Enforcement of ‘Evict First, Ask Questions Later’ Policy We live in an age of hollow justice View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: March 24, 20…
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March 23, 2021 at 8:58 PM

After a Year Under Lockdown, Will Our Freedoms Survive the Tyranny of COVID-19? | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

After a Year Under Lockdown, Will Our Freedoms Survive the Tyranny of COVID-19? | By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Unless we find some way to rein in the government’s power grabs, the fall-out will be epic.   ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is availa…
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March 22, 2021 at 8:52 PM

Special Report: Civil Liberties in the Age of COVID-19, One Year Later

Special Report: Civil Liberties in the Age of COVID-19, One Year Later You can always count on the government to take advantage of a crisis View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: March 22, 20…