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July 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Trump’s war on academic ‘thought crimes’ is turning 1984 into official policy

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July 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM

Inalienable Rights in an Age of Tyranny | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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June 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM

Stand in front of the Constitution. Today, it needs you.

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June 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM

This is what 43 years of fighting for liberty looks like.

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June 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM

SCOTUS: Religious Parents Should Have a Say About LGBTQ Curriculum in Elementary Schools

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June 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Court Orders U.S. Protester Released from ICE Custody

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June 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM

America’s Most Lawless Agency: ICE Is the Prototype for Tyranny | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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June 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM

The Real Emergency Isn’t Overseas. It’s Here at Home | John and Nisha Whitehead

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June 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM

Weaponizing Immigration: A Direct Threat to Every American's First Amendment Rights

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June 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM

The Spectacle of a Police State | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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June 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM

Judges Warn of Executive Overreach, First Amendment Violations

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June 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Trump’s Palantir-Powered Surveillance Is Turning America Into a Digital Prison | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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May 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM

The Algocracy Agenda: How AI and the Deep State Are Digitizing Tyranny | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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May 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM

SCOTUS Case on Charter Schools Ends in Deadlock

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May 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM

They’re Coming for Your Birthright: Citizenship for Sale | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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May 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM

Protesters, lawyers, even judges are under attack. Who’s next?

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May 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM

BREAKING: Police No Longer Immune from Scrutiny in Escalated Deadly Force Encounters

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May 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM

Trump Is Making America Constitutionally Literate—By Violating the Constitution | John & Nisha Whitehead

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May 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM

Facing Court Losses, White House Considers Suspending Habeas Corpus

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May 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM

The Constitution Is Being Dismantled

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May 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM

Martial Law Disguised as Law and Order | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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May 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM

Court Warns of ‘Totalitarian’ Overreach, Declares Trump’s Blacklisting of Law Firm Illegal

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May 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM

No One’s Speech Is Safe: Trump’s Deportation Machine Targets Dissenting Voices

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April 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Home Invasions on the Rise: Constitution-Free Policing in Trump’s America | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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April 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM

Masked, Plainclothes ICE Agents at Courthouse Spark ‘Kidnapping’ Fears

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April 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM

Freedom Watch • When Dissent Becomes Deportable, No One’s Speech Is Safe

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April 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM

How a President Becomes a Dictator: By Executive Order | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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April 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM

Refugee. Dissident. Enemy of the State. Would ICE Have Crucified Jesus? | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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April 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM

Retaliation by Executive Order: Trump Targets More Law Firms for Blacklisting

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April 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Wrong Address, Wrong Target, Real Terror: Supreme Court Hears FBI Raid Case

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April 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM

A Financial Coup: How the Deep State Is Using Manufactured Crises to Seize Power | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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April 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM

Lawyers Punished. Rights Erased. Courts Bypassed.

Lawyers Punished. Rights Erased. Courts Bypassed. This is what tyranny looks like. Donate online at www.rutherford.org Dear Defender of Freedom, In courtrooms, legal briefs, and public forums, The Rutherford…

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April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM

On the Front Lines: Executive Overreach and the Separation of Powers

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April 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM

Power vs. the People: Trump Moves to Silence Critics—Civil Liberties Groups Strike Back

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April 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM

The United States of Tyranny: America Is Becoming a Constitution-Free Zone | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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March 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM

They’re Disappearing People. The Constitution Is Next.

They’re Disappearing People. The Constitution Is Next. The Constitution can’t protect us if we don’t protect it. Donate online at www.rutherford.org Dear Friend of Liberty, If the government can silence diss…

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March 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM

Freedom Watch • How to Protect Your Phone and Data Privacy at the US Border

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March 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Making Our Rights Disappear: The Authoritarian War on Due Process | John & Nisha Whitehead

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March 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Freedom Watch • Warrantless Home Searches Under the Alien Enemies Act?

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March 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM

Deported for a peaceful protest? This is a threat to everyone’s rights.

Deported for a peaceful protest? This is a threat to everyone’s rights. Free speech is a right for all—not just citizens. View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: March 20, 2025   Warning: Depo…

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March 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM

Beyond the Law: What It Means to Weaponize the Government | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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March 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM

Freedom Watch • Donald Trump Is Tearing Up The First Amendment

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March 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM

LGBTQ Curriculum in Elementary Schools: Should Parents Have a Say?

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March 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM

The War on Political Speech Begins | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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March 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM

Freedom Watch • This week's threats to freedom

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March 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Can police raid the wrong home with no consequences? SCOTUS says maybe.

Can police raid the wrong home with no consequences? SCOTUS says maybe. Warning: this could usher in an era of lawless policing. View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: March 6, 2025   Can Pol…

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March 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM

The Deep State’s War on Truth | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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February 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM

SCOTUS Just Made It Easier for the Government to Violate Your Rights—Without Paying the Price

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February 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM

Nullifying the Constitution Won’t Make America Great Again | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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February 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM

Freedom Watch • Trump Raises Idea of Running for an Unconstitutional Third Term

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