▁of ▁the ▁Oracle ▁Institute , ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁" Pe ace ▁Pent agon ", ▁a ▁proposed ▁inter fa ith ▁study ▁center ▁and ▁retre at , ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁River ▁in ▁Independ ence , ▁Virginia . ▁After ▁George ▁was ▁refused ▁a ▁building ▁permit ▁when ▁the ▁local ▁Board ▁of ▁Super vis ors ▁voted ▁to ▁den y ▁the ▁project ▁on ▁health , ▁safety ▁and ▁w elf are ▁grounds , ▁att or ne ys ▁acting ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁R uther ford ▁Institute ▁purs ued ▁a ▁legal ▁action ▁to ▁ac quire ▁the ▁permit , ▁alleg ing ▁religious ▁disc rim ination ; ▁eventually ▁the ▁building ▁permit ▁was ▁granted . ▁ ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁speech ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁R uther ford ▁Institute ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Harold ▁H odge , ▁a ▁man ▁arrested ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁for ▁standing ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Building ▁carrying ▁a ▁sign ▁which ▁read , ▁" The ▁U . S . ▁G ov ▁allows ▁police ▁to ▁il leg ally ▁murder ▁and ▁brut al ize ▁African - Amer icans ▁and ▁His pan ic ▁people ." ▁ ▁Other ▁cases ▁include ▁def ending ▁an ▁Alb em ar le ▁High ▁School ▁student ' s ▁right ▁to ▁wear ▁a ▁National ▁R if le ▁Association ▁T - sh irt ▁to ▁school ▁and ▁contest ing ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁a ▁California ▁teacher ▁who ▁referred ▁to ▁" Z ion ist ▁Jews " ▁during ▁an ▁Occ up y ▁Mov ement ▁protest