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GFAF supports Clarke parent’s fight for access to school data about COVID

by K B | Feb 25, 2021 | News

A parent denied access to Clarke County School District records about COVID-19 case counts has filed a complaint with the Georgia Attorney General’s Office, and the Georgia First Amendment Foundation is supporting her fight. A Feb. 25 letter from the Foundation argues...

GFAF founding board member Tom Bennett remembered for open government advocacy

by K B | Dec 29, 2020 | Uncategorized

Tom Bennett, retired journalist and longtime advocate of open government, free speech and accountability journalism, died Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. He was 76. “Tom was truly one of the founders of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation,” said Hyde Post, founding...
Court rules investigation records, once released, can’t be kept from the public

Court rules investigation records, once released, can’t be kept from the public

by K B | Oct 17, 2020 | News, Uncategorized

Investigation records released to the public can’t later be restricted from public access, according to an Oct. 14 ruling in Cobb Superior Court. The ruling requires the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office to provide to WXIA-TV previously released records about inmate deaths...
Law enforcement and the First Amendment: What you need to know

Law enforcement and the First Amendment: What you need to know

by K B | Oct 14, 2020 | News, Resources

The Georgia First Amendment Foundation’s Law Enforcement and the First Amendment virtual training session on Oct. 9 explored ways the First Amendment protects the public’s right to record police; the rules of engagement when journalists and citizens record...

Young activist Zoe Bambara sparked powerful change through peaceful protest

by K B | Oct 14, 2020 | Uncategorized

Zoe Bambara’s determination to speak up about injustice turned her, at age 19, into a community organizer and activist. She understood her First Amendment right to peaceful protest, although she had to learn the logistics of how to get demonstrators into the streets...
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