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Tag Archives: JQC

Legislative Watch: Looking ahead to 2017

Posted on December 6, 2016 by johnmccosh

The Georgia First Amendment Foundation spends 100 percent of our time advocating for and educating about access to public information, government transparency and free speech. Much of that work happens Continue Reading →

Posted in News, Newsletters | Tagged 2017 Georgia General Assembly, Georgia Legislature, JQC, Judicial Qualifications Commission, open government

Ga. Supreme Court affirms court access but requires reconsideration of opinion

Posted on December 6, 2016 by johnmccosh

A recent ruling by the Georgia Supreme Court declared the public’s right of access to judicial proceedings “indisputable.” But the Court also declined to approve a 2013 Judicial Qualifications Commission Continue Reading →

Posted in News, Newsletters | Tagged JQC, Judicial Qualifications Commission, open courtrooms

Ballot initiative to abolish judicial watchdog group a bad idea

Posted on September 20, 2016 by georgiafaf

By Hyde Post — Two years ago, the Georgia First Amendment Foundation honored the state’s Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) for an opinion that strongly discouraged judges from keeping the public Continue Reading →

Posted in News, Newsletters | Tagged first amendment, JQC, Judicial Qualifications Commission, open courtrooms
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