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 Ashley Dale | Aug 24, 2018 | News
Courts are a battleground in the Georgia First Amendment Foundation’s fight to protect and expand government transparency By Peter Canfield Georgia’s open government laws draw strength from insightful interpretation by the courts. The Georgia First Amendment...
by Ashley Dale | Jun 19, 2018 | News
Agencies can release information that qualifies for Open Records exemptions The Georgia Supreme Court ruled this week that public information that otherwise might qualify for an Open Records Act exemption may be released if a government agency wants to disclose it....
by Ashley Dale | Feb 16, 2018 | News
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will be the keynote speaker at the Feb. 23 Georgia Bar Media & Judiciary Conference focused on First Amendment issues and government transparency. Bottoms, who participated in the conference as a candidate last year and took...
by Ashley Dale | Feb 1, 2018 | News
GFAF argues against a restrictive interpretation of state Sunshine Laws. The Georgia Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday about whether public information that qualifies for an exemption under the Open Records Act must be withheld — even if a government agency...