THE RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE

The Rutherford Institute is a non-profit civil liberties organization committed to protecting the constitutional freedoms of every American and the integral human rights of all people through its extensive legal and educational programs. It provides its legal services for free to those whose constitutional and human rights have been threatened or violated. The Rutherford Institute has emerged as an advocate of civil liberties and human rights, litigating in the courts and educating the publ... ic on a wide spectrum of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States and around the world. The Institute’s mission is to provide legal services in the defense of religious and civil liberties and to educate the public on important issues affecting their constitutional freedoms. The Rutherford Institute was founded in 1982 by John Whitehead, a constitutional attorney and author. It is headquartered in Charlottesville, V.A.More