by K B | Mar 27, 2024 | Legislative Watch, News
By Madi Blair In schools and society, social media plays a dual role as information repository and forum for expression. That’s why the wholesale school social media ban that Georgia lawmakers are proposing is so dangerous. It’s a censorship multiplier. Senate Bill...
by K B | Mar 17, 2024 | Legislative Watch, News
By Allyson Veile A bill pending in the Georgia Legislature would allow state and local construction projects valued under $250,000 to be contracted without competitive bidding. It would bring about one of the most significant changes to public contracting in Georgia...
by K B | Nov 17, 2023 | News
The Supreme Court of Georgia has denied a request to review lower court rulings that limit public access to police body camera video. Justice John Ellington and Justice Carla Wong McMillian dissented. The Georgia First Amendment Foundation is disappointed by the...
by K B | Nov 1, 2023 | News, Resources
Schools have become a testing ground for much more than student achievement. Debates about public access and free speech rights are taking place in our school board meetings, principals’ offices, school libraries and classrooms. The Georgia First Amendment...
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 | Oct 18, 2023 | News
The Georgia First Amendment Foundation is disappointed in the Supreme Court of Georgia’s decision not to review lower court rulings that erode citizens’ rights to access judicial records. On Oct. 11, the Court denied the foundation’s petition, which argued the lower...
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