8/18/2008 TRI IN THE NEWS: Church Wants Worship Space 8/7/2008 TRI IN THE NEWS: Lawsuit Against P-H-M Going to Trial 7/24/2008 TRI IN THE NEWS: City Prayer Policy Upheld

8/6/2008
Teen Screen Lawsuit Advances: Federal Court Affirms Family’s Right to Sue School for Subjecting Teen to Mental Health Test Without Parental Consent
A federal court has given the green light to a civil rights lawsuit filed by Rutherford Institute attorneys in defense of a 15-year-old Indiana student who was subjected by school officials to a controversial mental health examination without the knowledge or consent of her parents.

7/23/2008
Turner Case Heads to U.S. Supreme Court: Rutherford Institute Attorneys to Challenge ‘Government Speech’ Doctrine, Appeal Fourth Circuit Ruling
In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel for the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has declared that a policy preventing City Councilman Hashmel Turner from praying at council meetings according to his conscience and religious beliefs does not violate his free speech and free exercise rights.

7/22/2008
New to OldSpeak: David Cay Johnston Takes Aim at Rapacious Rich and Corporate Subsidies & Tax Breaks That Bleed Average Americans Dry
In this provocative and eye-opening interview with John W. Whitehead, David Cay Johnston, author of Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill), reveals the forces that shape our everyday economic lives and shows what Americans can do to make things better.