11/25/2008 TRI IN THE NEWS: Local Veteran Sues in Free Speech Case 11/24/2008 TRI IN THE NEWS: Civil Rights Group Defends Ruckersville Veteran 11/21/2008 TRI IN THE NEWS: Conservatives Call on Bush to Free Muslim Uighurs TRI In The News Archive

1/6/2009
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Challenging Indefinite Military Detention Without Trial of Legal U.S. Resident, al-Marri v. Pucciarelli
Rutherford Institute Urges Court to Ensure that President's Power Stems from Constitution or Congress.

12/22/2008
Concerned About Privacy Rights, Rutherford Institute & Brennan Center Ask U.S. District Court to Declare 2008 Surveillance Law Unconstitutional
Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute and the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law have filed a joint amicus brief before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, asking the court to declare unconstitutional the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA), a law that gives the government virtually unchecked authority to intercept Americans' international e-mails and telephone calls.

12/10/2008
Free Speech Groups File First Amendment Lawsuit Challenging Ban on Political Attire at Polls
Three Virginia-based free speech organizations today filed suit in federal court in Richmond against the Virginia State Board of Elections and the general registrars of Richmond and Fairfax County, challenging the controversial new State Board of Elections policy prohibiting the wearing of buttons, t-shirts and other apparel with political messages in polling places.