On September 17, 2020, the First Amendment Clinic presented to over 100 Georgia municipal attorneys on the current state of the law regarding public officials blocking constituents on social media.
Keep ReadingFirst Amendment rights on campus
The First Amendment Clinic, partnering with UGA’s Office of Legal Affairs, hosted a class on June 19, 2020 for UGA faculty and staff focusing on campus free speech issues.
Keep ReadingUGA Law’s Ask-An-Expert webinar on “Facebook and Freedom”
First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins joins fellow UGA Law School faculty Lori Ringhand and Thomas Kadri in discussing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on First Amendment freedoms.
Keep ReadingClinic director presents at Georgia Press Institute training
On February 14, 2020, at the Georgia Press Institute’s annual training for collegiate print journalists, Clinic Director Clare R. Norins presented on the disturbing pattern of government retaliation against journalists during the panel discussion titled, “Under Attack: Assault on the First Amendment and an Open, Free and Unfettered Press.”
Keep ReadingNorins presents to Atlanta Bar Association on Model Rule 8.4(g)
“Model Rule 8.4(g): Over-Lawyered, Over-Inclusive, or Overdue? Discrimination, Harassment, and the Free Speech Rights of Lawyers”
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