2/4/2010 TRI IN THE NEWS: Denied religious CD, Virginia inmate sues 1/28/2010 TRI IN THE NEWS: Charlottesville—Right Now! with Coy Barefoot: John Whitehead 1/26/2010 TRI IN THE NEWS: Supreme Court Turns Away Free-Speech Case TRI In The News Archive

2/4/2010
Rutherford Institute Files Lawsuit Challenging Virginia Department of Corrections Ban on Inmates’ Ability to Receive Christian Non-Music CDs
The Rutherford Institute has filed a First Amendment lawsuit challenging a Virginia Department of Corrections directive that prohibits inmates from receiving CDs containing spoken words.

1/28/2010
Rutherford Institute Urges Rob Bell, John Edwards to Revise Legislation to Preserve Right of Citizens & Media to Hold Government Accountable
John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute, urges two state representatives to take the lead in revising legislation that they sponsored (H.B. 903 and S.B. 207, respectively) which, as presently written, would restrict the right of Virginians to access crucial information about their government’s handling of public safety matters.

1/27/2010
The Rutherford Institute Challenges Constitutionality of Stolen Valor Act, Files Amicus Brief in United States of America v. Strandlof
The Rutherford Institute has filed an amicus brief in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in United States of America v. Strandlof.