. ▁ ▁The ▁R uther ford ▁Institute ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁A CL U ▁in ▁def ending ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Un ite ▁the ▁Right ▁r ally ▁effort ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁r ally ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 th ▁and ▁ 1 2 th ▁in ▁Char l ott es ville ' s ▁E man cip ation ▁Park . ▁ ▁Search ▁and ▁se iz ure ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁R uther ford ▁Institute ▁joined ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁civil ▁libert ari ans ▁and ▁activ ists ▁who ▁called ▁upon ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁to ▁release ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Muslim ▁U igh urs ▁who ▁were ▁being ▁det ained ▁in def initely ▁in ▁Gu ant an amo ▁Bay , ▁Cuba . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁group ▁took ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁cases ▁regarding ▁the ▁Transport ation ▁Security ▁Administration ' s ▁controvers ial ▁security ▁procedures ▁at ▁American ▁air ports . ▁The ▁organization ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁against ▁Jan et ▁Nap olit ano , ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁and ▁John ▁P ist ole , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Transport ation ▁Security ▁Administration , ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁air line ▁pil ots ▁Michael ▁Roberts ▁and ▁Ann ▁Po e . ▁The ▁pil ots ▁object ed ▁to ▁being ▁subject ed ▁to ▁" who le ▁body ▁imag ing " ▁sc ann ers , ▁which ▁reve al ▁the ▁n ude ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁subject ▁being ▁searched ,