The top of a police car with the lights on.
| January 3, 2024

Prospero v. Sullivan

The top of a police car with the lights on.

On December 29, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia ruled that the First Amendment Clinic’s retaliatory prosecution lawsuit against officers in the Camden County Sheriff’s Office may proceed to trial. The case is brought on behalf of Mrs. Emma Jane Prospero, a retired resident of Woodbine, Georgia who was prosecuted in retaliation for exercising her free speech and petition rights by calling Camden County 911 to report gunshots near her home.

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Clare R. Norins
| October 9, 2023

Norins interviewed on Georgia Public Broadcasting about recent petition-and-referendum initiatives

Clare R. Norins

Clare Norins, director of the University of Georgia’s First Amendment Clinic, spoke with Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Orlando Montoya about recent petition-and-referendum initiatives in Georgia, including voters’ rejection of the Camden County spaceport project, which outcome was upheld by the Georgia Supreme Court, and the petition effort to stop the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center (APSTC), which has been the subject of federal litigation.

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Allyson Veile
| September 28, 2023

Legal fellow Veile featured in Georgia Recorder

Allyson Veile

First Amendment Clinic Legal Fellow Allyson Veile spoke to the Georgia Recorder about the Georgia Attorney General’s open government mediation program which handles complaints of non-compliance with Georgia’s Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act. The article titled “Georgia AG shrugs off open records violations but demands local DAs enforce all laws equally” was written by Chaya Tong and published 9/22/23.

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The top of a police car with the lights on.
| January 3, 2024

Prospero v. Sullivan

The top of a police car with the lights on.

On December 29, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia ruled that the First Amendment Clinic’s retaliatory prosecution lawsuit against officers in the Camden County Sheriff’s Office may proceed to trial. The case is brought on behalf of Mrs. Emma Jane Prospero, a retired resident of Woodbine, Georgia who was prosecuted in retaliation for exercising her free speech and petition rights by calling Camden County 911 to report gunshots near her home.

Keep Reading
Clare R. Norins
| October 9, 2023

Norins interviewed on Georgia Public Broadcasting about recent petition-and-referendum initiatives

Clare R. Norins

Clare Norins, director of the University of Georgia’s First Amendment Clinic, spoke with Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Orlando Montoya about recent petition-and-referendum initiatives in Georgia, including voters’ rejection of the Camden County spaceport project, which outcome was upheld by the Georgia Supreme Court, and the petition effort to stop the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center (APSTC), which has been the subject of federal litigation.

Keep Reading
Allyson Veile
| September 28, 2023

Legal fellow Veile featured in Georgia Recorder

Allyson Veile

First Amendment Clinic Legal Fellow Allyson Veile spoke to the Georgia Recorder about the Georgia Attorney General’s open government mediation program which handles complaints of non-compliance with Georgia’s Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act. The article titled “Georgia AG shrugs off open records violations but demands local DAs enforce all laws equally” was written by Chaya Tong and published 9/22/23.

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