6/27/2008 TRI IN THE NEWS: Bill Includes Mortgage-Worker Fingerprint Mandate 6/27/2008 TRI IN THE NEWS: 2nd Amendment Lawsuits Will Target Firearms Limits 6/9/2008 TRI IN THE NEWS: Apathy is the Worst Enemy

6/26/2008
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling Affirming an Individual Second Amendment Right to Own a Handgun
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller has affirmed that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditional lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.

6/12/2008
Victory: U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Habeas Corpus Rights for Detainees
In two separate rulings issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that detainees, whether they be foreign nationals or American citizens, have a right to pursue habeas challenges to their detention.

6/2/2008
Best-Selling Author Chris Hedges Takes Aim at Political Convergence of New Atheists & Radical Christian Fundamentalists in OldSpeak Interview
Speaking with John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute, Hedges takes aim at so-called “New Atheists” such as Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins for peddling a malformed theology of blind religion and science and attacking religion in order to advance the worst of global capitalism, intolerance and imperialist projects.