“Algorithms, AI, & First Amendment Rights” Clinic director Clare Norins (third from right) and Clinic student Ren Schmitt (first from right) participated in two panel events as part of Yale Law School’s October 2023 Access & Accountability Conference.
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During the Fall 2023 semester, the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic has trained students, journalists, local officials, and engaged citizens on a variety of speech and media law topics.
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In October 2023, the University of Georgia’s First Amendment Clinic argued a motion for partial summary judgment on behalf of Mrs. Emma Jane Prospero, a retired resident of Woodbine, Georgia who was arrested 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 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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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.
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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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Advocating for core political speech rights, the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic filed an amicus brief to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals asking it to uphold an injunction against the City of Atlanta’s residency requirement for collecting referendum petition signatures.
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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.
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On July 6, 2023, the University of Georgia’s First Amendment Clinic filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Georgia Supreme Court to grant review to correct an erroneously restrictive interpretation of Exception 26.2 of the Georgia Open Records Act (“ORA”) that governs public access to police body camera recordings.
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Unconstitutional Ordinance Repealed – UGA First Amendment Clinic partners with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) to protect free speech rights.
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The article posits that ambiguities in how government officials use their private campaign social media accounts after winning election should be resolved in favor of finding the First Amendment applies.
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The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic and pro bono counsel from BakerHostetler won an important victory for press freedoms on behalf of an independent journalist who reports on the world of obstacle course racing (OCR).
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“Algorithms, AI, & First Amendment Rights” Clinic director Clare Norins (third from right) and Clinic student Ren Schmitt (first from right) participated in two panel events as part of Yale Law School’s October 2023 Access & Accountability Conference.
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During the Fall 2023 semester, the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic has trained students, journalists, local officials, and engaged citizens on a variety of speech and media law topics.
Keep Reading
In October 2023, the University of Georgia’s First Amendment Clinic argued a motion for partial summary judgment on behalf of Mrs. Emma Jane Prospero, a retired resident of Woodbine, Georgia who was arrested in retaliation for exercising her free speech and petition rights by calling Camden County 911 to report gunshots near her home.
Keep Reading
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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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.
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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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Advocating for core political speech rights, the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic filed an amicus brief to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals asking it to uphold an injunction against the City of Atlanta’s residency requirement for collecting referendum petition signatures.
Keep Reading
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 Reading
On July 6, 2023, the University of Georgia’s First Amendment Clinic filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Georgia Supreme Court to grant review to correct an erroneously restrictive interpretation of Exception 26.2 of the Georgia Open Records Act (“ORA”) that governs public access to police body camera recordings.
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Unconstitutional Ordinance Repealed – UGA First Amendment Clinic partners with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) to protect free speech rights.
Keep Reading
The article posits that ambiguities in how government officials use their private campaign social media accounts after winning election should be resolved in favor of finding the First Amendment applies.
Keep Reading
The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic and pro bono counsel from BakerHostetler won an important victory for press freedoms on behalf of an independent journalist who reports on the world of obstacle course racing (OCR).
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