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Dear Friend,
 
Midnight tonight marks the end of our fiscal year—and your last chance to make a matched gift to defend the Constitution and liberty itself.
 
For 43 years, The Rutherford Institute has fought for freedom in the courts and in the public arena—standing up for peaceful protesters, censored voices, blacklisted lawyers, and anyone whose rights have been trampled by unchecked government power.
 
For decades, the Constitution has been our shield against tyranny.
 
But today, it’s under siege.
 
And now we must be the shield.

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Surveillance is expanding. Peaceful dissent is being punished. Judges are being targeted. The presidency is issuing decrees and bypassing the rule of law.
 
Every institution meant to check power is being tested—and in some cases, broken.
 
This is the moment to stand in front of the Constitution and defend it.
 
A generous group of donors has pledged to match every gift made before midnight tonight—up to $200,000. That means your $25 becomes $50. Your $100 becomes $200. And every dollar will go directly toward defending liberty in the courts, educating the public, and pushing back against authoritarian overreach.
 
Please don’t wait.
 
Freedom needs defenders now.
 
Make your matched gift before midnight at www.rutherford.org/donate.
 
Thank you for standing with us—yesterday, today, and in the battles to come.

Together, we WILL make America free again.

For freedom,

John W. Whitehead
President  

P.S. The Rutherford Institute—nonpartisan, apolitical and committed to the principles enshrined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights—is working hard to push back against the government’s heavy-handed tyranny on almost every front. Still, we couldn’t do all that we do without you.

To make a tax-deductible donation to The Rutherford Institute, click the link below, visit us online, donate using PayPalcall in your donation to 800-225-1791, or mail your donation to our headquarters at PO Box 7482, Charlottesville, VA 22906. 

We are especially in need of monthly donors right now who are willing to spread their donation out over the course of a year. To make a monthly commitment of $10, $20 or $100 or more, or a one-time donation in support of our critical efforts to keep this nation free, click the link below.

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