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 Ashley Dale | Dec 21, 2021 | News, Weltner Award
Former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, who served Georgians in both chambers of the state General Assembly and as a congressman and senator in Washington, died Sunday after struggling with Parkinson’s disease for many years. He was 76. Isakson, whose political career began...
by K B | Oct 3, 2020 | Events, News, Weltner Award
Justices’ foresight in creating a pandemic plan has kept Georgia courts operational and accessible to the public during COVID-19. We applaud the Georgia Supreme Court’s leadership at our 2020 Weltner event, happening online Oct. 15. By Peter Canfield and Richard...
by K B | Sep 23, 2020 | Events, News, Weltner Award
Attendees to our virtual event will participate in our tribute to First Amendment heroes, preview the foundation’s legislative agenda and gain exclusive access to a bonus training event on law enforcement and the First Amendment. Join the Georgia First Amendment...
by K B | Aug 11, 2019 | News, Weltner Award
Chief Justice Harold Melton will be the keynote speaker for the event, which will mark the foundation’s 25th anniversary with an award to GFAF co-founder Hyde Post. Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice P. Harris Hines, who died last fall, was praised for his...
