by Georgia Lawyers for the Rule of Law | Apr 16, 2026 | Free Speech, National Security, Rule of Law
A Free Press and National Security “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press and that cannot be limited without being lost” said Thomas Jefferson in 1786. The Trump administration has treated fact-based journalism as an enemy to be derided, delegitimized, and...
by Georgia Lawyers for the Rule of Law | Mar 20, 2026 | Free Speech, Rule of Law
Filming the State: How the Government Is Criminalizing the Right to Record Public documentation of government action is a powerful tool of democratic accountability. From local weekly papers to 24/7 national broadcast networks, news about our government and its...
by Georgia Lawyers for the Rule of Law | Mar 16, 2026 | Blog, Free Speech, Rule of Law
A Free Press Cannot Exist Under Threat of Government Retaliation The founding fathers wanted to make sure that people and publishers could disagree with the King’s version of events without punishment or censorship. That’s why the First Amendment promises free speech...
by Georgia Lawyers for the Rule of Law | Feb 17, 2026 | Free Speech, Rule of Law
Blocking Assaults on the Fragile Freedom to Speak Federal prosecutors in Washington attempted a direct assault on freedom of speech this month when they asked a federal grand jury to indict two U.S. senators and four House members for saying something the Trump...
by Georgia Lawyers for the Rule of Law | Dec 2, 2025 | Free Speech, Immigration, Rule of Law
The Rule of Law is not Self-Executing: The Illegal Almost-Deportation of Guatemalan Children On Sunday, August 31, 2025, sometime between 1 and 2 a.m., 76 Guatemalan children—some as young as three—were awakened from their beds in at least four Office of Refugee...
