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January 14, 2015

Public School Agrees to Rescind Suspension, Wipe Record of 4-Year-Old Pre-Schooler Who Was Handcuffed, Shackled and Transported to Police Station

After being contacted by attorneys with The Rutherford Institute, officials with the Greene County Public Schools have agreed to rescind the suspension of a four-year-old preschool student who, after allegedly acting up in class, was handcuffed and shackled by a school resource officer and transported to the sheriff’s office.

December 31, 2014

Nationwide Group of Investigative Journalists Names Constitutional Attorney John W. Whitehead One of the ‘Good Guys of 2014’

December 18, 2014

Rutherford Institute Defends 4-Year-Old Pre-Schooler Who Was Handcuffed, Shackled and Transported to Police Station for Allegedly Acting Up in Class

December 15, 2014

U.S. Supreme Court Rules 8-1 that Citizens Have No Protection Against Fourth Amendment Violations by Police Officers Ignorant of the Law

December 15, 2014

Rutherford Institute Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Reject Politically Correct Censorship, Protect Right of Students to Wear American Flag T-Shirts to School

December 10, 2014

Rutherford Institute Sues Police, Health Officials for Arresting & Detaining Disabled Man in Mental Health Facility Based on Slurred Speech, Unsteady Gait

December 04, 2014

Rutherford Institute Defends 8th Grader Body Slammed & Arrested by Police for Wearing Rosary Beads to School Football Game in Memory of Dead Brother

December 02, 2014

Reiterating Need for Common Sense About Christmas, Rutherford Institute Issues Guidelines for Celebrating Christmas in Public, At School or Work

December 01, 2014

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Online Free Speech Case; Rutherford Institute Warns Against Criminalizing Provocative Facebook Postings

November 18, 2014

Atlanta Int’l Airport Amends Its Internet Policy to Remedy Free Speech Violations Raised by The Rutherford Institute

November 13, 2014

Citing 1st, 2nd & 4th Amendments, Rutherford Institute Sues Virginia Police for Violating Obama Protester’s Right to Free Speech and Lawful Gun Ownership

November 12, 2014

Rutherford Institute to Defend Oregon Resident Who Was Jailed, Charged with Resisting Arrest for Filming SWAT Team Raid, & Faces a $5000 Fine

November 06, 2014

Rutherford Institute Warns Atlanta Int’l Airport That Its Internet Policy Censors Travelers’ Free Speech Rights, Runs Afoul of the First Amendment

November 05, 2014

Rutherford Institute Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Property Rights, Especially as It Relates to Due Process Assurance of ‘Life, Liberty or Property’

October 27, 2014

Federal Court Will Not Resolve Discriminatory Election Law Lawsuit in Time for November Elections, Favoring Major Party Candidates Over Independents, Minors

October 20, 2014

Rutherford Institute Challenges NJ Hate Crime Law, Asks NJ Supreme Court to Find State Worker Not Guilty for Joking with Black Co-Worker

October 15, 2014

NY Times Examines U.S. Supreme Court’s Double Standard in First Amendment Issues as Reflected in The Rutherford Institute’s Hodge v. Talkin Case

October 13, 2014

Rutherford Institute Asks Federal Judge to Make a Permanent Ruling Declaring the Ban on ‘Busking’ at DC Metro Stations to be Unconstitutional

October 10, 2014

Warning Against a Government Campaign to Clamp Down on First Amendment Activity in Social Media, Rutherford Institute Asks Court to Affirm Marine’s Free Speech Rights

October 03, 2014

Rutherford Institute Urges Nampa, Idaho City Council to Reject Police Militarization, Restore Balance Between Citizens and Police by Returning MRAP