Student journalists in Georgia are advocating for state-level protections for First Amendment freedoms.
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Clinic article cited in op-ed calling for “New Voices” law
Norins speaks to participants in U.S. State Department leadership program
First Amendment Clinic Director Clare Norins presented on Georgia’s Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act to journalists from 17 countries participating in the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program.
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Spring 2024 First Amendment trainings & presentations
Throughout Spring 2024, the University of Georgia’s First Amendment Clinic provided trainings and presentations on a wide range of First Amendment issues to audiences including student journalists, educators, public officials, law enforcement, and members of the judiciary.
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Norins presents at AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education
First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins spoke on two panels during the Association of American Law Schools 2024 Clinical Legal Education Conference.
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Guide to accessing election records in Georgia
Georgia’s Open Records Act (ORA) gives the public a broad right of access to governmental records and documents. Through access to election records, the public can protect citizens’ right to vote, safeguard free and fair elections, and promote trust in our electoral system.
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Marketplace of ideas: Clinic members pen op-eds
In Spring 2024, Clinic students and fellows published op-eds in support of First Amendment freedoms and government accountability.
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Clinic attorneys present at Georgia Bar, Media & Judiciary Conference
Attorneys from the UGA Law School’s First Amendment Clinic moderated and presented during the 33rd annual Georgia Bar, Media & Judiciary Conference.
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Norins & Hamilton address digital free speech issues
Speaking to audiences on both coasts, Clinic director Clare R. Norins and Clinic attorney Samantha Hamilton respectively unpacked some of the digital free speech issues to be decided during the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023-2024 term.
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Clinic provides training on speech rights and media law to audiences around the state
During the Fall 2023 semester, the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic trained students, journalists, local officials, law enforcement, and engaged citizens on a variety of speech and media law topics.
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Norins & Schmitt represent at Access & Accountability Conference
“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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Norins interviewed on Georgia Public Broadcasting about recent petition-and-referendum initiatives
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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Clinic 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.
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Clinic article cited in op-ed calling for “New Voices” law
Student journalists in Georgia are advocating for state-level protections for First Amendment freedoms.
Keep Reading
Norins speaks to participants in U.S. State Department leadership program
First Amendment Clinic Director Clare Norins presented on Georgia’s Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act to journalists from 17 countries participating in the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program.
Keep Reading
Spring 2024 First Amendment trainings & presentations
Throughout Spring 2024, the University of Georgia’s First Amendment Clinic provided trainings and presentations on a wide range of First Amendment issues to audiences including student journalists, educators, public officials, law enforcement, and members of the judiciary.
Keep Reading
Norins presents at AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education
First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins spoke on two panels during the Association of American Law Schools 2024 Clinical Legal Education Conference.
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Guide to accessing election records in Georgia
Georgia’s Open Records Act (ORA) gives the public a broad right of access to governmental records and documents. Through access to election records, the public can protect citizens’ right to vote, safeguard free and fair elections, and promote trust in our electoral system.
Keep Reading
Marketplace of ideas: Clinic members pen op-eds
In Spring 2024, Clinic students and fellows published op-eds in support of First Amendment freedoms and government accountability.
Keep Reading
Clinic attorneys present at Georgia Bar, Media & Judiciary Conference
Attorneys from the UGA Law School’s First Amendment Clinic moderated and presented during the 33rd annual Georgia Bar, Media & Judiciary Conference.
Keep Reading
Norins & Hamilton address digital free speech issues
Speaking to audiences on both coasts, Clinic director Clare R. Norins and Clinic attorney Samantha Hamilton respectively unpacked some of the digital free speech issues to be decided during the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023-2024 term.
Keep Reading
Clinic provides training on speech rights and media law to audiences around the state
During the Fall 2023 semester, the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic trained students, journalists, local officials, law enforcement, and engaged citizens on a variety of speech and media law topics.
Keep Reading
Norins & Schmitt represent at Access & Accountability Conference
“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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Norins interviewed on Georgia Public Broadcasting about recent petition-and-referendum initiatives
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 Reading
Clinic 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.
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