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 ReadingClinic attorney Hamilton interviewed about unconstitutional “panhandling” ordinance
Georgia Journalism and Access Project Attorney Samantha C. Hamilton was interviewed by The Augusta Chronicle about Columbia County, Georgia’s unconstitutional “panhandling” ordinance. The article titled “When can local governments restrict asking for money in public? Rarely, says lawyer” was written by Abraham Kenmore and published 9/28/23.
Keep ReadingLegal fellow Veile featured in Georgia Recorder
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.
Keep ReadingNorins co-moderates talk with U.S. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta
On September 19, 2023, First Amendment Clinic director Clare Norins co-moderated a conversation with Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, the third highest ranking member of the United States Department of Justice.
Keep ReadingNorins & Bailey’s social-media-blocking article cited in U.S. Supreme Court briefs
In June 2023, Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins and Clinic alum Mark L. Bailey (J.D. ’22) published “Campbell v. Reisch: The Dangers of the Campaign Loophole in Social-Media-Blocking Litigation” in 25 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law 146 (2023).
Keep ReadingContributing to the public debate: Clinic students publish op-eds in wake of 2023 legislative session
The 2023 legislative session was a busy time for the Georgia General Assembly, with many bills introduced — a good number of which passed — impacting free expression and open government interests.
Keep ReadingNorins featured on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s “Political Rewind”
University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic director Clare Norins was featured on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s “Political Rewind,” which aired March 2, 2023.
Keep ReadingCall for increased campus dialogue around free speech
The following guest column by Clinic director Clare R. Norins was published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on October 4, 2022:
Keep ReadingFirst Amendment Clinic shares in $2.4 million grant to support local journalism
The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic is honored to have been awarded a 3-year grant from The Legal Clinic Fund for Local News to fund a Georgia Journalism & Access Project attorney.
Keep ReadingNorins and Peters moderate libel law panel for Bar Media & Judiciary Conference
DISINFORMATION AND POLARIZATION: IS LIBEL LAW A CAUSE AND/OR A CURE?
Keep ReadingNorins comments on students’ free speech rights post-Mahanoy
The following guest column by Clinic director Clare R. Norins was published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on June 28, 2021.
Keep ReadingBrechner Center highlights Clinic’s analysis of state agency “gag policies”
A June 2021 Report by the University of Florida’s Brechner Center for Freedom of Information highlighted the Clinic’s analysis finding that more than 20 Georgia state agencies have formal policies that restrain their employees’ speech in constitutionally questionable ways.
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