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May 21, 2023 at 8:39 PM

Freedom Watch • FBI Broke Rules in Scouring Foreign Intelligence on Jan. 6 Riot, Racial Justice Protests

Freedom Watch • FBI Broke Rules in Scouring Foreign Intelligence on Jan. 6 Riot, Racial Justice Protests Speak truth to power.  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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May 19, 2023 at 7:54 PM

Supreme Court Allows IRS to Carry Out Secret, Warrantless Searches of Innocent Taxpayers’ Bank Accounts

Supreme Court Allows IRS to Carry Out Secret, Warrantless Searches of Innocent Taxpayers’ Bank Accounts Rein in the IRS View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: May 19, 2023   U.S. Supreme Cour…
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May 16, 2023 at 8:29 PM

Shutdown or Not, the Police State Will Continue to Flourish | By John & Nisha Whitehead

Shutdown or Not, the Police State Will Continue to Flourish | By John & Nisha Whitehead It will be business as usual for government tyranny ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version V…
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May 15, 2023 at 8:32 PM

Freedom Watch • Complaining About a Public Official Can Land You in Jail

Freedom Watch • Complaining About a Public Official Can Land You in Jail Speak truth to power.  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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May 12, 2023 at 8:06 PM

The war on free speech is a war on our right to criticize the government

The war on free speech is a war on our right to criticize the government Help us meet the $100,000 First Amendment challenge Donate online at www.rutherford.org Dear Friend, The war on free speech is really …
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May 10, 2023 at 8:43 PM

The Government Is Turning America Into a Constitution-Free Zone | By John & Nisha Whitehead

The Government Is Turning America Into a Constitution-Free Zone | By John & Nisha Whitehead The U.S. government is the greatest threat to our freedoms. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Versi…
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May 3, 2023 at 6:53 PM

Police Get a Green Light to Use Force Against Unarmed Individuals Who Have Already Surrendered or Complied

Police Get a Green Light to Use Force Against Unarmed Individuals Who Have Already Surrendered or Complied ‘Protect and serve’ has become ‘comply or die.’ View this email in your browser   For Immediate Releas…
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May 2, 2023 at 3:36 PM

Disarm the IRS, De-Militarize the Bureaucracy, and Dismantle the Standing Army | By John & Nisha Whitehead

Disarm the IRS, De-Militarize the Bureaucracy, and Dismantle the Standing Army | By John & Nisha Whitehead There are now more militarized government agents than U.S. Marines. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Lon…
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April 30, 2023 at 7:21 PM

Freedom Watch • The IRS Is Hiring Special Agents Prepared to Use ‘Deadly Force’ If Needed

Freedom Watch • The IRS Is Hiring Special Agents Prepared to Use ‘Deadly Force’ If Needed Speak truth to power.  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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April 27, 2023 at 8:26 PM

Rein in the IRS' Unconstitutional Power Grabs, Warrantless Searches of Innocent Taxpayers’ Bank Accounts

Rein in the IRS' Unconstitutional Power Grabs, Warrantless Searches of Innocent Taxpayers’ Bank Accounts This is an offense to the Constitution. View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: April 2…
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April 25, 2023 at 1:38 PM

The War on Free Speech Is Really a War on the Right to Criticize the Government | By John & Nisha Whitehead

The War on Free Speech Is Really a War on the Right to Criticize the Government | By John & Nisha Whitehead Censored, silenced, fired for speaking truth to power? It happens every day. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherfor…
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April 23, 2023 at 4:46 PM

Freedom Watch • Government Expands Censorship, Surveillance; FBI Associates Internet Slang Like ‘Red Pill’ With ‘Extremism’

Freedom Watch • Government Expands Censorship, Surveillance; FBI Associates Internet Slang Like ‘Red Pill’ With ‘Extremism’ Speak truth to power.  Your tax-deductible donations support The Rutherford Institute's ongoing efforts to make the government play by the rules of …
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April 21, 2023 at 2:32 PM

SCOTUS Protects Due Process, Gives Green Light to Lawsuit for Post-Conviction DNA Testing in Death Row Case

SCOTUS Protects Due Process, Gives Green Light to Lawsuit for Post-Conviction DNA Testing in Death Row Case Justice for all. View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: April 21, 2023   Supreme Co…
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April 19, 2023 at 2:20 PM

Don’t Let the Government Criminalize Free Speech | By John & Nisha Whitehead

Don’t Let the Government Criminalize Free Speech | By John & Nisha Whitehead The government wants you to shut up. Don't do it. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version View this emai…
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April 13, 2023 at 8:18 PM

Street Preacher Threatened With Arrest for Using Bible Verses to Criticize Same-Sex Marriage

Street Preacher Threatened With Arrest for Using Bible Verses to Criticize Same-Sex Marriage This case puts the Bible on trial. View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: April 13, 2023   Court T…
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April 11, 2023 at 8:19 PM

Fiscal Insanity: The Government Is Borrowing $6 Billion a Day | By John & Nisha Whitehead

Fiscal Insanity: The Government Is Borrowing $6 Billion a Day | By John & Nisha Whitehead And we’re stuck footing the tax bill. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version View this ema…
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April 3, 2023 at 3:11 PM

Fake News Curated by the Deep State: Government Spin Doctors Control the News Cycle | By John & Nisha Whitehead

Fake News Curated by the Deep State: Government Spin Doctors Control the News Cycle | By John & Nisha Whitehead The U.S. government is one of the biggest propagators of fake news. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org…
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March 30, 2023 at 4:48 PM

Rule Change Could Allow Universities to Discriminate Against Religious Student Groups

Rule Change Could Allow Universities to Discriminate Against Religious Student Groups Student groups at 1200 universities could be threatened View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: March 30, …
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March 29, 2023 at 11:40 AM

The Government Is Fomenting Mass Hysteria | By John & Nisha Whitehead

The Government Is Fomenting Mass Hysteria | By John & Nisha Whitehead This is mind-control in its most sinister form.   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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March 26, 2023 at 8:53 PM

Freedom Watch • FBI Finally Admits to Buying Location Data on Americans

Freedom Watch • FBI Finally Admits to Buying Location Data on Americans Speak truth to power.  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 23, 2023 at 3:11 PM

Police Seize and Keep Cars, Cash & Homes Even When Owners Are Not Charged With a Crime

Police Seize and Keep Cars, Cash & Homes Even When Owners Are Not Charged With a Crime Asset forfeiture is a modern-day form of highway robbery View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: Marc…
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March 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Circus Politics Are Intended to Distract Us. Don’t Be Distracted | By John & Nisha Whitehead

Circus Politics Are Intended to Distract Us. Don’t Be Distracted | By John & Nisha Whitehead This is the oldest con game in the books ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version View th…
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March 19, 2023 at 8:28 PM

Freedom Watch • The Government Lost 15 Million Acres of Public Land in the United States

Freedom Watch • The Government Lost 15 Million Acres of Public Land in the United States Speak truth to power.  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 15, 2023 at 1:31 PM

First, They Spied on Protesters. Then Churches. You’re Next | By John & Nisha Whitehead

First, They Spied on Protesters. Then Churches. You’re Next | By John & Nisha Whitehead There can be no overstating the danger. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version View this ema…
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March 13, 2023 at 9:03 PM

California Used Geofence Surveillance to Spy on Churches

California Used Geofence Surveillance to Spy on Churches How the government spied on churches during COVID-19 View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: March 13, 2023   Calif. Officials Used Cel…
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March 12, 2023 at 10:55 PM

Freedom Watch • Government Busybodies, Snoops, and Perverts

Freedom Watch • Government Busybodies, Snoops, and Perverts Speak truth to power.  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 7, 2023 at 9:23 PM

The Right to Be Let Alone: When the Government Wants to Know All Your Business | By John & Nisha Whitehead

The Right to Be Let Alone: When the Government Wants to Know All Your Business | By John & Nisha Whitehead Nothing is ever as simple as the government claims.   ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Sh…
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March 6, 2023 at 8:38 PM

Texas Law Could Chill Right to Criticize Government, Make It Illegal for a Parent to Repeatedly Text Teen Child

Texas Law Could Chill Right to Criticize Government, Make It Illegal for a Parent to Repeatedly Text Teen Child The government should not be allowed to criminalize political speech View this email in your browser …
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March 2, 2023 at 10:14 PM

SCOTUS Case Pits Postal Worker’s Request to Get Sundays Off for Church Against Government Contract to Deliver Sunday Amazon Packages

SCOTUS Case Pits Postal Worker’s Request to Get Sundays Off for Church Against Government Contract to Deliver Sunday Amazon Packages The religious rights of government employees should not be treated as negligible concerns. View this email in your browser …
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February 27, 2023 at 8:34 PM

A Nanny State Idiocracy: When the Government Thinks It Knows Best | By John & Nisha Whitehead

A Nanny State Idiocracy: When the Government Thinks It Knows Best | By John & Nisha Whitehead A new law would make it illegal for dogs to stick their heads out of car windows. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Lo…
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February 26, 2023 at 2:29 PM

Freedom Watch • No Surprise, the Government Keeps Sidestepping the Fourth Amendment

Freedom Watch • No Surprise, the Government Keeps Sidestepping the Fourth Amendment Knowledge is the citadel of power. Speak truth to power.  Your tax-deductible donations support The Rutherford Institute's ongoing efforts to make the government play by the rules of the C…
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February 24, 2023 at 12:21 PM

SCOTUS Lets Cops Sidestep Accountability for Retaliating Against Activist Over Right to Criticize the Government

SCOTUS Lets Cops Sidestep Accountability for Retaliating Against Activist Over Right to Criticize the Government Qualified immunity is how the police state stays in power View this email in your browser   For …
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February 22, 2023 at 10:08 PM

SCOTUS Refuses to Hear Lawsuit Challenging Mass Internet Surveillance of Americans by NSA

SCOTUS Refuses to Hear Lawsuit Challenging Mass Internet Surveillance of Americans by NSA Daily, Americans are spied on in 20 different ways View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: February 22…
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February 21, 2023 at 9:00 PM

Dictators Bent on Building Military Empires: The Cost of the Nation’s Endless Wars | By John & Nisha Whitehead

Dictators Bent on Building Military Empires: The Cost of the Nation’s Endless Wars | By John & Nisha Whitehead It’s time for the U.S. to stop policing the globe. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • S…
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February 16, 2023 at 10:21 PM

TRI Warns Police: Citizens Who Exercise Their Right to Record Police in Public Should Not Be Subjected to Retaliation

TRI Warns Police: Citizens Who Exercise Their Right to Record Police in Public Should Not Be Subjected to Retaliation The First Amendment serves as a watchdog for government misconduct. View this email in your browser …
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February 14, 2023 at 6:48 PM

Don’t Bow Down to a Dictatorial Government | By John & Nisha Whitehead

Don’t Bow Down to a Dictatorial Government | By John & Nisha Whitehead America Is a Prison Disguised as Paradise ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version View this email in your brow…
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February 12, 2023 at 9:27 PM

Freedom Watch • Do Politicians Have a First Amendment Right To Lie to You?

Freedom Watch • Do Politicians Have a First Amendment Right To Lie to You? Speak truth to power.  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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February 10, 2023 at 8:43 PM

Podcast: Don't Trust the Government

Podcast: Don't Trust the Government Listen. Learn. Take action. View this email in your browser PODCAST: Don't Trust the Government LISTEN: In this month's series of podcasts, constitutional attorney John W. White…
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February 9, 2023 at 5:49 PM

Delaware Sidesteps Due Process, Doubles Down on ‘Evict First, Ask Questions Later’ Practice

Delaware Sidesteps Due Process, Doubles Down on ‘Evict First, Ask Questions Later’ Practice Police mistakenly evict a blind man during a snowstorm View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: Febru…
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February 8, 2023 at 9:03 PM

Distract, Divide and Conquer: The Painful Truth About the State of Our Union | By John & Nisha Whitehead

Distract, Divide and Conquer: The Painful Truth About the State of Our Union | By John & Nisha Whitehead We are drowning in a cesspool of problems ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. 1000-Word Version  View…
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February 6, 2023 at 9:56 PM

The last thing this country needs is police armed with killer robots

The last thing this country needs is police armed with killer robots Killer robots should not be as common as SWAT teams View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: February 6, 2023   Rutherford I…
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February 5, 2023 at 10:09 PM

Freedom Watch • Robo-Dog Cops, Spying Cop Cars and Super Bowl Pre-Crime ‘Risk Scores’

Freedom Watch • Robo-Dog Cops, Spying Cop Cars and Super Bowl Pre-Crime ‘Risk Scores’ Knowledge is the citadel of power.  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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February 2, 2023 at 9:02 PM

Stop Police From Using Excessive Force Against Individuals Who Have Surrendered or Complied

Stop Police From Using Excessive Force Against Individuals Who Have Surrendered or Complied Police should not act as judge, jury and executioner View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: Februar…
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February 1, 2023 at 4:10 PM

Raging Bulls in Blue: The Deadly Toll of Warrior Policing on Steroids | By John & Nisha Whitehead

Raging Bulls in Blue: The Deadly Toll of Warrior Policing on Steroids | By John & Nisha Whitehead We're not in Mayberry anymore. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version View this em…
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January 30, 2023 at 5:54 PM

Freedom Watch • Government Corruption, Greed and Brutality

Freedom Watch • Government Corruption, Greed and Brutality Knowledge is the citadel of freedom.   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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January 25, 2023 at 7:53 PM

SCOTUS Case Could Give the Government a Green Light to Chill Political Speech on Social Media

SCOTUS Case Could Give the Government a Green Light to Chill Political Speech on Social Media Political speech is still free speech. View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: January 25, 2023   …
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January 23, 2023 at 8:45 PM

Evil Walks Among Us | By John & Nisha Whitehead

Evil Walks Among Us | By John & Nisha Whitehead This is America’s dirty little secret.  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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January 22, 2023 at 11:47 PM

Freedom Watch • COVID-Related Tech Is Being Exploited by the Police State for Mass Surveillance

Freedom Watch • COVID-Related Tech Is Being Exploited by the Police State for Mass Surveillance Speak truth to power.  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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January 20, 2023 at 7:32 PM

TRI Warns Jail Officials: The First Amendment Requires the Government to Treat All Religious Beliefs Equally

TRI Warns Jail Officials: The First Amendment Requires the Government to Treat All Religious Beliefs Equally All freedoms hang together. View this email in your browser   For Immediate Release: January 20, 202…
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January 18, 2023 at 9:08 PM

360 Degree Surveillance: How Police Use Public-Private Partnerships to Spy on Americans | By John & Nisha Whitehead

360 Degree Surveillance: How Police Use Public-Private Partnerships to Spy on Americans | By John & Nisha Whitehead Beware the surveillance state ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version …