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, | May 12, 2026

Norins presents at AALS Clinical Conference

Clinical Associate Professor and First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins presented at the 2026 American Association of Law School’s Clinical Legal Education Conference. The presentation, titled “First Principles: No Democracy Without Freedom of Speech,” explored how protecting individual expressive freedoms is foundational to participatory governance at the local and state level. Norins was joined by fellow First Amendment clinic directors from Arizona State, Duke and Vanderbilt.

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| April 12, 2026

Avid v. Taylor – Protecting local bookshop’s First Amendment right to communicate with jail residents

The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic argued for summary judgment on behalf of Avid Bookshop LLC, challenging the constitutionality of the Gwinnett County Jail’s mail policy that bars physical bookstores from shipping books to Jail residents. Carly Judenberg (2L) and Clinic Legal Fellow Christina Lee presented the case in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

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| March 20, 2026

Public defenders have speech rights when speaking to the media

Clinical Associate Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins presented virtually on public defenders’ First Amendment rights when speaking to the media as part of a panel titled “Speaking Truth, Staying Ethical” at the National Association for Public Defense conference titled “Rise. Resist. Represent. 2026.”

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| March 11, 2026

Norins presents at Clemson University

Clinical Associate Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was a featured guest speaker on the “First Amendment Litigation Panel” during Clemson University’s Lectures in Law and Humanities Series in March 2026. She co-presented with Gabe Walters, an attorney with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.

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| February 28, 2026

Talking about Freedom of Information fixes

Clinical Associate Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins moderated the panel “Drinking from a F.O.I. Firehose: Barriers to Timely Records Fulfillment” at the 35th annual Georgia Bar, Media & Judiciary Conference in February 2026. 

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Puerto Rican street with Puerto Rican flag hanging from balconey
| August 19, 2025

Clinic urges federal appeals court to enjoin false information law

Puerto Rican street with Puerto Rican flag hanging from balconey

The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic filed a “friend of the court” brief on behalf of multiple free speech and free press organizations urging the federal First Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm a permanent injunction of Puerto Rico’s false information law. The law criminalizes publishing or disseminating “false” notices or alarms during any state-declared emergency or disaster. The brief emphasizes how similar laws in other countries have become tools for suppressing legitimate news reporting and citizen dissent.

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, | May 12, 2026

Norins presents at AALS Clinical Conference

Clinical Associate Professor and First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins presented at the 2026 American Association of Law School’s Clinical Legal Education Conference. The presentation, titled “First Principles: No Democracy Without Freedom of Speech,” explored how protecting individual expressive freedoms is foundational to participatory governance at the local and state level. Norins was joined by fellow First Amendment clinic directors from Arizona State, Duke and Vanderbilt.

Keep Reading
| April 12, 2026

Avid v. Taylor – Protecting local bookshop’s First Amendment right to communicate with jail residents

The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic argued for summary judgment on behalf of Avid Bookshop LLC, challenging the constitutionality of the Gwinnett County Jail’s mail policy that bars physical bookstores from shipping books to Jail residents. Carly Judenberg (2L) and Clinic Legal Fellow Christina Lee presented the case in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

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| March 20, 2026

Public defenders have speech rights when speaking to the media

Clinical Associate Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins presented virtually on public defenders’ First Amendment rights when speaking to the media as part of a panel titled “Speaking Truth, Staying Ethical” at the National Association for Public Defense conference titled “Rise. Resist. Represent. 2026.”

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| March 11, 2026

Norins presents at Clemson University

Clinical Associate Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was a featured guest speaker on the “First Amendment Litigation Panel” during Clemson University’s Lectures in Law and Humanities Series in March 2026. She co-presented with Gabe Walters, an attorney with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.

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| February 28, 2026

Talking about Freedom of Information fixes

Clinical Associate Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins moderated the panel “Drinking from a F.O.I. Firehose: Barriers to Timely Records Fulfillment” at the 35th annual Georgia Bar, Media & Judiciary Conference in February 2026. 

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Puerto Rican street with Puerto Rican flag hanging from balconey
| August 19, 2025

Clinic urges federal appeals court to enjoin false information law

Puerto Rican street with Puerto Rican flag hanging from balconey

The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic filed a “friend of the court” brief on behalf of multiple free speech and free press organizations urging the federal First Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm a permanent injunction of Puerto Rico’s false information law. The law criminalizes publishing or disseminating “false” notices or alarms during any state-declared emergency or disaster. The brief emphasizes how similar laws in other countries have become tools for suppressing legitimate news reporting and citizen dissent.

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