by K B | Sep 22, 2026 | News
The General Assembly gave the state’s top prosecutor great power to defend citizens’ rights to public records and meetings. By Shawn McIntosh Election season is a potent reminder that Georgia government answers to the people. Georgia’s Constitution puts it plainly:...
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 25, 2026 | Legislative Watch, News
By Zelda Lerner Student journalists cover stories that matter — not just to peers in school, but to broader communities. They ask hard questions. They report with integrity. They are on the ground, in the hallways, at the protests, and in the conversations that shape...
by K B | Feb 19, 2026 | Attorneys, News
Updated Feb. 19, 2026 When a police officer stops a car, enters a private home, detains someone in public or otherwise acts for the first time in a matter of police business, that action is, under law, recorded in an initial police report. And that initial report is,...
by jmf | Feb 6, 2026 | News
The Georgia First Amendment Foundation condemns the growing pattern of government actions that intimidate, obstruct, and punish newsgathering and public oversight of law enforcement. Across the country, journalists and legal observers have been detained, arrested, or...
