by Kathy | Nov 14, 2022 | News
By Richard T. Griffiths It was called the Hope Act. In 2019, the Georgia Legislature passed and the governor signed a law allowing medical patients access to cannabis oil. The law was strict: According to rules of a newly established Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis...
by Kathy | Nov 3, 2022 | Events, News
During the Georgia First Amendment Foundation’s 2022 Weltner Banquet, Susan Weltner Yow paid tribute to her late father’s commitment to government of the people. Here are her remarks, given on Oct. 27, 2022, to banquet attendees at the Emory Conference Center in...
by Kathy | Oct 30, 2022 | Events, News
Change has been a constant in the more than eight decades since James M. Cox purchased The Atlanta Journal, expanding his media reach beyond Ohio roots. “I wouldn’t know of another property in America I would want outside of this one,” the former Ohio governor wrote...
by Kathy | Jun 21, 2022 | News
Transparency organizations from across the U.S. are urging the Uniform Law Commission to prioritize the public’s right to know in making recommendations for redacting personal information in public records. The concerns are outlined in a June 17, 2022, letter written...
by Kathy | Apr 4, 2022 | News
By Benjamin Causey Any law that limits the First Amendment’s expressive freedoms harms every citizen, regardless of their political beliefs or ideologies. Senate Bill 171 would be one of those harmful laws. It takes Georgia’s “unlawful assembly” law and weaponizes it,...