Clinic Faculty & Staff

Clare R. Norins is an assistant clinical professor and the inaugural director of the School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic, which represents clients in federal and state court on a range of First Amendment and media law issues. Representative matters include social media blocking by government officials, retaliatory arrest and prosecution, the right to record,…

Allyson Veile joined the First Amendment Clinic as a legal fellow in August 2022, where she assists with the Clinic’s litigation to defend and advance freedoms of speech, press, assembly and petition. Veile also regularly counsels journalists and members of the public on newsgathering and government transparency issues. Immediately prior to joining the Clinic, Veile…

Ashley Fox joined the First Amendment Clinic as a legal fellow in August 2023.  Immediately prior to joining the Clinic, Fox was a law clerk for Chief Judge Martin Reidinger on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, where she worked on a variety of civil litigation matters. Fox graduated in…

Samantha C. Hamilton is the Georgia Journalism and Access Project Attorney in the UGA Law First Amendment Clinic. Hamilton was the 2022-2023 First Amendment Fellow in The New York Times Legal Department, where she litigated Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) cases on behalf of New York Times reporters and counseled them on state public records…