On February 23, 2023, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals enjoined enforcement of North Carolina’s Property Protection Act against animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Keep ReadingClinic successfully advocates to restore citizen’s access to Burke County Sheriff’s Facebook page
After receiving a demand letter from the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office restored Mrs. Traci Hollingsworth’s access to their official Facebook page from which she had been blocked for over two years.
Keep ReadingClinic shakes loose Atlanta Public Schools records sought by freelance journalists
Working on behalf of freelance journalists Hilke Schellmann and Clara McMichael, the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic has shaken loose documents from Atlanta Public Schools (“APS”) that the journalists had been seeking for more than eight months.
Keep ReadingClinic conducts state-wide training on court access
On October 21, 2022, the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic conducted a statewide program hosted by the Georgia First Amendment Foundation (GFAF) to better inform journalists, citizens, and government staff on the rules for court watching, covering trials, and obtaining court records.
Keep ReadingCall for increased campus dialogue around free speech
The following guest column by Clinic director Clare R. Norins was published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on October 4, 2022:
Keep ReadingFirst Amendment Clinic shares in $2.4 million grant to support local journalism
The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic is honored to have been awarded a 3-year grant from The Legal Clinic Fund for Local News to fund a Georgia Journalism & Access Project attorney.
Keep ReadingHigh school conduct agreements: Do they conflict with students’ speech rights?
Almost every public and private high school has a code of conduct they require students to follow.
Keep ReadingSuccessful negotiation of Juneteenth parade route in Dothan, Alabama
The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic, in partnership with the ACLU of Alabama, successfully negotiated a permit for Tri-State Expo (TSE)’s 2022 annual Juneteenth Celebration parade in downtown Dothan, Alabama.
Keep ReadingClinic goes on the road to conduct 1A trainings
The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic conducted a record number of trainings during the Spring 2022 semester.
Keep ReadingFirst Amendment audits – Protecting the right to record
During the Fall 2022 semester, the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic trained over 70 local officials and more than 50 librarians around the state on the First Amendment right to record and how to appropriately respond to First Amendment auditors.
Keep ReadingClinic and Georgia First Amendment Foundation publish guide to accessing court records and proceedings
The First Amendment Clinic has collaborated with the Georgia First Amendment Foundation to create a first-of-its-kind guide to accessing state and federal court records and proceedings in Georgia.
Keep ReadingNorins and Peters moderate libel law panel for Bar Media & Judiciary Conference
DISINFORMATION AND POLARIZATION: IS LIBEL LAW A CAUSE AND/OR A CURE?
Keep Reading4th Circuit cites Clinic’s legal scholars brief in decision enjoining N.C. Property Protection Act
On February 23, 2023, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals enjoined enforcement of North Carolina’s Property Protection Act against animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Keep ReadingClinic successfully advocates to restore citizen’s access to Burke County Sheriff’s Facebook page
After receiving a demand letter from the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office restored Mrs. Traci Hollingsworth’s access to their official Facebook page from which she had been blocked for over two years.
Keep ReadingClinic shakes loose Atlanta Public Schools records sought by freelance journalists
Working on behalf of freelance journalists Hilke Schellmann and Clara McMichael, the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic has shaken loose documents from Atlanta Public Schools (“APS”) that the journalists had been seeking for more than eight months.
Keep ReadingClinic conducts state-wide training on court access
On October 21, 2022, the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic conducted a statewide program hosted by the Georgia First Amendment Foundation (GFAF) to better inform journalists, citizens, and government staff on the rules for court watching, covering trials, and obtaining court records.
Keep ReadingCall for increased campus dialogue around free speech
The following guest column by Clinic director Clare R. Norins was published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on October 4, 2022:
Keep ReadingFirst Amendment Clinic shares in $2.4 million grant to support local journalism
The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic is honored to have been awarded a 3-year grant from The Legal Clinic Fund for Local News to fund a Georgia Journalism & Access Project attorney.
Keep ReadingHigh school conduct agreements: Do they conflict with students’ speech rights?
Almost every public and private high school has a code of conduct they require students to follow.
Keep ReadingSuccessful negotiation of Juneteenth parade route in Dothan, Alabama
The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic, in partnership with the ACLU of Alabama, successfully negotiated a permit for Tri-State Expo (TSE)’s 2022 annual Juneteenth Celebration parade in downtown Dothan, Alabama.
Keep ReadingClinic goes on the road to conduct 1A trainings
The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic conducted a record number of trainings during the Spring 2022 semester.
Keep ReadingFirst Amendment audits – Protecting the right to record
During the Fall 2022 semester, the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic trained over 70 local officials and more than 50 librarians around the state on the First Amendment right to record and how to appropriately respond to First Amendment auditors.
Keep ReadingClinic and Georgia First Amendment Foundation publish guide to accessing court records and proceedings
The First Amendment Clinic has collaborated with the Georgia First Amendment Foundation to create a first-of-its-kind guide to accessing state and federal court records and proceedings in Georgia.
Keep ReadingNorins and Peters moderate libel law panel for Bar Media & Judiciary Conference
DISINFORMATION AND POLARIZATION: IS LIBEL LAW A CAUSE AND/OR A CURE?
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