by K B | Mar 23, 2026 | Attorneys, Events
By Shweta Krishnan Most panelists at this year’s Georgia Bar, Media and Judiciary Conference shared a single opinion: Threats to the First Amendment are no longer theoretical. The conference, which drew judges, lawyers and journalists to downtown Atlanta on Feb. 20,...
by K B | Sep 10, 2024 | Events, News, Weltner Award
GFAF award celebrating open government, free speech will be presented Oct. 21. Freedom of information is at the heart of Sally Bethea’s environmental advocacy. As the first Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Bethea relied on government records, meetings and proceedings...
by K B | Oct 18, 2023 | Attorneys, Events, News, Weltner Award
Peter Canfield already was known as a fierce defender of the First Amendment when, in 1994, he stepped up to help launch the Georgia First Amendment Foundation. He recruited board members, crafted bylaws, and conducted training and outreach for the fledgling nonprofit...
by K B | Sep 29, 2023 | Events, News, Weltner Award
Oct. 26 banquet will celebrate Oliver’s nearly four decades of legislative service and work to protect open government and free speech in Georgia. Admired for her civility and bipartisanship, state Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver will receive the Georgia First...
by K B | Sep 28, 2023 | Events, News, Weltner Award
The Georgia First Amendment Foundation honors the Georgia Library Media Association’s efforts to safeguard constitutional rights. Libraries in Georgia schools strive to uphold students’ constitutional right to receive information and to give students opportunities to...
by K B | 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...
