by K B | Aug 30, 2026 | Events, News, Weltner Award
Clinical Associate Professor Clare Norins (center front) directs the First Amendment Clinic at the University of Georgia School of Law. GFAF will recognize the clinic’s staff and students as Open Government Heroes at the 2026 Weltner Banquet on Oct. 28. A...
by K B | Aug 27, 2026 | Events, News, Weltner Award
The timeline just didn’t make sense to Bill Rankin. He was reporting on the investigation into Richard Jewell, a security guard suspected of single handedly orchestrating the July 17, 1996, Centennial Olympic Park bombing. A few days after the bombing,...
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...
