John Whitehead
Georgia: School District Orders Mom to Wear Mask or Be Barred From Son’s Football Game Despite Religious Objections and Social Distancing Mandate
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Rutherford Institute has come to the aid of a Georgia mother who has been barred from attending her son’s high school football games unless she compromises her religious beliefs and complies with the school…
Justice Sleeps and ‘We the People’ Suffer: No, the U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Save Us
“The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of the people.”—Justice William O. Douglas The U.S. Supreme Court will not save us. It doesn’t matter which party gets to pick the replacement…
Constitutional Attorneys Issue ‘Opt Out’ Letter for Families to Preserve Privacy Rights at Home in the Presence of Virtual Classroom Surveillance
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Rutherford Institute has issued a precautionary “opt out” letter as a means by which families whose children are taking part in remote learning / virtual classes might assert their Fourth Amendment privacy rights…
Constitutional Attorney Asks Court to Guard Against Future COVID-19 Restrictions That Discriminate Against Churches but Favor Bars, Big Box Stores, Restaurants, et al.
WILMINGTON, Del. — Seeking to ensure that Delaware does not reinstitute strident COVID-19 restrictions imposed at the outset of the pandemic, The Rutherford Institute is asking a federal court to reject the governor’s motion to dismiss a First…
Virtual School Dangers: The Hazards of a Police State Education During COVID-19
“There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork. It was even conceivable…
Constitutional Attorney Challenges Police Authority to Use Low-Flying Helicopters for Aerial Surveillance
RICHMOND, Va. — Responding to numerous reports of low-flying aircraft harassing property owners throughout Central Virginia in August 2020, The Rutherford Institute has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Virginia State Police (VSP) seeking…
Mile Markers of Tyranny: Losing Our Freedoms on the Road from 9/11 to COVID-19
“No one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end.”—George Orwell You can map the nearly 20-year journey from the 9/11 attacks to the COVID-19 pandemic by the…
