What happens when your rights change the moment you cross a county line? That’s the question this new, cutting-edge legal research tool dares to confront — and answer. Now available exclusively on We The People News, the Constitutional Rights Legal Research Tool is a first-of-its-kind platform designed for journalists, civil rights attorneys, auditors, activists, and […]
On July 3, 2025, independent journalist Matthew Reardon was assaulted by a Mississippi State Trooper while filming a peaceful protest on a public sidewalk outside the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson. Since the incident, Governor Tate Reeves has remained silent. Despite multiple social media posts touting Mississippi’s business growth and tourism, Reeves has failed to respond
Mississippi Governor Silent on Journalist Assault While Promoting State Tourism Read Post »
In this exclusive interview, civil rights attorney Courtney A. Vincent of Vincent Law PLLC sits down with journalist Matthew Reardon to discuss the shocking July 3, 2025 assault by a Mississippi State Trooper outside the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson, Mississippi. Reardon was livestreaming a peaceful protest on public sidewalk when he was physically attacked, had
JACKSON, MS- On the eve of Independence Day, a shocking display of First Amendment suppression unfolded outside the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion. Independent journalist and constitutional rights activist Matthew Reardon, widely known by his alias Don Matthews, was physically assaulted, threatened with arrest, and aggressively chased off a public sidewalk by a Mississippi State Trooper while
By Matthew Reardon, Journalist & Civil Rights Advocate Oxford, Mississippi — In a chilling display of selective journalism, The Oxford Eagle—a local paper once tasked with informing the public—has revealed itself to be nothing more than a propagandist mouthpiece for power, influence, and institutional control. Despite ample evidence of gross civil rights violations and the
Galveston, TX – A federal civil rights lawsuit announced today that is being filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas accuses law enforcement officials from both Texas and Mississippi of orchestrating a multi-jurisdictional conspiracy to falsely arrest, maliciously prosecute, and unlawfully imprison independent journalist Matthew Oliver Reardon. At the center
In a move raising serious concerns about transparency and constitutional accountability, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office has denied a public records request from We The People News—citing a requirement that doesn’t exist in state law. On April 22, 2025, Records Clerk Kylie Earl sent a formal denial to journalist Don Matthews, claiming his request under
Oxford, MS – April 22, 2025 — In a stunning and unapologetic act of censorship, Lafayette County Circuit Clerk Jeff Busby has refused to respond to a lawful request for court documents from a journalist whom also is the subject of an appeal in the MS Supreme Court. All of this because he disapproved of
MISSISSIPPI COURT CLERK REFUSES SERVICE AND DOCUMENTS FOR APPEAL OVER EMAIL ADDRESS Read Post »
By Matthew Reardon | We The People News When the Department of Justice becomes complicit in silence, it ceases to be a guardian of justice and becomes an architect of oppression. Over the past year alone, I have submitted multiple formal complaints to the DOJ Office of the Inspector General, each one detailing glaring civil
The Silence of Injustice: How the DOJ is Shielding Corruption by Design Read Post »
After being ignored by the DOJ and threatened for filing a whistleblower complaint, I documented every FBI agent leaving the Salt Lake City field office.
FBI Tried to Intimidate Me—So I Turned the Camera on Them Read Post »
