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September 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM

Freedom Watch • The Unmistakable Signs of a Police State

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The swamp was never drained. It was institutionalized.

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September 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM

Civil Liberties Groups Challenge the Trump Administration's Attempts to Muzzle Free Speech

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September 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM

The Government’s War on Thought Crimes | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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September 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM

From Courtroom to Canvas: Civil Liberties Defender John W. Whitehead Explores Freedom and Technology Through Art in New Exhibit

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September 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM

The Constitution cannot protect itself.

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September 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM

Political Gaslighting: The Government’s Latest Playbook for Dismantling the Constitution | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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September 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Standing Armies at Home: Civil Liberties Groups Oppose Trump’s National Guard Takeover

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September 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM

America Is Walking a Dangerous Road

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September 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM

How Tyranny Becomes Entrenched: 9/11 and the Police State’s Endless Power Grabs | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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September 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Freedom Watch • ‘Unconstitutional’ and ‘Unlawful’: Judges Push Back on Trump’s Expanding Power

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September 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM

Court Rules: Trump Can’t Freeze Funds to Force Government Ideology on Harvard

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September 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM

A Police State Presidency: When ‘Rule of Law’ Becomes ‘Rule by Gunpoint’ | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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September 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM

From Encampments to Courtrooms: The Cost of Criminalizing Homelessness

From Encampments to Courtrooms: The Cost of Criminalizing Homelessness When Cities Target the Homeless, Everyone’s Rights Are at Risk View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: September 2, 2025 …

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September 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM

They’re stealing more than our labor. They’re stealing our nation.

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August 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM

The Public’s Right to Know Just Took a Hit

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August 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM

Burning the Flag or Torching the Constitution: Only One Destroys Freedom | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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August 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM

This Isn’t Law and Order. It’s Martial Law

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August 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM

The U.S. Government Is Waging Psychological War on Its Citizens | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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August 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM

Rutherford Institute Warns: Virginia Ordinance Could Bar Churches From Offering Cold-Weather Shelters to the Homeless

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August 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM

The Police State Has a New Playbook: Martial Law, One City at a Time | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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August 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM

Freedom Watch • The Constitution Goes Missing

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August 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM

Can the Government Decide What Counts as Worship? Court Says Yes—Rutherford Says No

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August 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Theft of a Nation: How the Deep State Swamp Is Stealing the People’s Power | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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July 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM

The New Gulag: Mental Health Detentions and the Criminalization of Dissent | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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July 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM

SCOTUS Lets Facebook Off the Hook for Government-Directed Censorship

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July 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM

The Untouchables: The Predators Within America’s Power Elite | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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July 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM

Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s ‘Law Firm Intimidation Policy’ as Unconstitutional

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July 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM

Predict. Punish. Comply. Welcome to the Future of Health Surveillance | By John & Nisha Whitehead

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July 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM

Happy Birthday, John W. Whitehead!

Happy Birthday, John W. Whitehead! Celebrate a Champion of Liberty Dear Friend, Today, we celebrate the 79th birthday of John W. Whitehead, founder of The Rutherford Institute and one of the fiercest defenders of civil liberties in America.   For nearly …

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July 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM

It Starts with a Spark: John Whitehead’s Birthday Countdown Begins

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July 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM

Wrong Address, Wrong Target, Real Justice: U.S. Supreme Court Holds FBI Liable for Botched SWAT Raid

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July 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM

The Rise of the Prison State: Trump’s Push for Megaprisons Could Lock Us All Up | John & Nisha Whitehead

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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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