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Founded in 1982 by constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute is a civil liberties organization that provides free legal services to people whose constitutional and human rights have been threatened or violated. TheRutherford Institute has emerged as one of the nation's leading advocates of civil liberties and human rights, litigating in the courts and educating the public on a wide spectrum of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States and around the world.The Institute’s mission is twofold: to provide legal services in the defense of religious and civil liberties and to educate the public on important issues affecting their constitutional freedoms.Whether our attorneys are protecting the rights of parents whose children are strip-searched at school, standing up for a teacher fired for speaking about religion or defending the rights of individuals against illegal search and seizure, The Rutherford Institute offers assistance—and hope—to thousands.
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Commentary: The End of Freedom in America?

The End of Freedom in America?By John W. Whitehead4/21/2008According to the New Jersey ACLU legal director, Marcus Borden has fostered a "destructive environment" for students. What did Borden, a high...
Posted by The Rutherford Institute on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:07:00 PST

Commentary: Chinese-Christians Are Paying a High Price for the Olympics

Chinese-Christians Are Paying a High Price for the OlympicsBy John W. Whitehead4/14/2008The world is finally seeing China for what it is: a totalitarian dictatorship.It's widely known that China has b...
Posted by The Rutherford Institute on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:06:00 PST

Commentary: Police State Tactics: Tasering Pregnant Women and the Elderly

Police State Tactics: Tasering Pregnant Women and the ElderlyBy John W. Whitehead4/7/2008In George Lucas’ film THX 1138 (1970), the police in a futuristic state make citizens compliant by shocki...
Posted by The Rutherford Institute on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:11:00 PST

Commentary: Where the Dream Lives: The National Civil Rights Museum

Where the Dream Lives: The National Civil Rights MuseumBy John W. Whitehead3/31/2008 "I may not get there with you, but I know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land."--Martin Lu...
Posted by The Rutherford Institute on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:05:00 PST

Commentary: Bush and Habeas Corpus: Gutting the Constitution

Bush and Habeas Corpus: Gutting the ConstitutionBy John W. Whitehead3/27/2008Incredibly, President Bush would have us believe that the rights of citizenship are only as good as the ground a citizen li...
Posted by The Rutherford Institute on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:04:00 PST

Commentary: Money Takes the Gold at the Beijing Olympics

Money Takes the Gold at the Beijing OlympicsBy John W. Whitehead3/21/2008 "If freedom-loving people throughout the world do not speak out against Chinese oppression and China and Tibet, we have los...
Posted by The Rutherford Institute on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:37:00 PST

Commentary: The Millionaires Who Rule Us

The Millionaires Who Rule UsBy John W. Whitehead3/10/2008"The very rich," observed F. Scott Fitzgerald, "are different from you and me." And nowhere is this so-called difference more apparent than in ...
Posted by The Rutherford Institute on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:27:00 PST

Commentary: Gods Made in Our Image: Politicians As Entertainers

Gods Made in Our Image: Politicians As EntertainersBy John W. Whitehead3/3/2008 We’ve got to face it. Politics have entered a new stage, the television stage. Instead of long-winded public de...
Posted by The Rutherford Institute on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:25:00 PST

Commentary: A Crisis in Democracy: Are We Going Bankrupt?

A Crisis in Democracy: Are We Going Bankrupt?By John W. Whitehead2/21/2008 "Our country is insolvent, and bankruptcy will come."Congressman Ron Paul (R-Tex.) I've never seen our country in worse s...
Posted by The Rutherford Institute on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:05:00 PST

Commentary: America the Violent- The School Shootings

America the Violent: The School ShootingsBy John W. Whitehead2/15/2008It may well be that Steven Kazmierczak, a former student at Northern Illinois University, was simply a deeply disturbed individual...
Posted by The Rutherford Institute on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:21:00 PST