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Campbell V. Reisch: The Dangers Of The Campaign Loophole In Social Media Blocking Litigation, Clare R. Norins, Mark Bailey

Scholarly Works

Since 2016, social media blocking by government officials has been a lively battleground for First Amendment rights of free speech and petition. Government officials increasingly rely on social media to communicate with the public while ever greater numbers of private individuals are voicing their opinions and petitioning for change on government officials' interactive social media accounts. Perhaps not surprisingly, this has prompted many government officials to block those users whose comments they deem to be critical or offensive. But such speech regulation by a government actor introduces viewpoint discrimination—a cardinal sin under the First Amendment.

In 2019, three United States …

Class Of 2020 Commencement, Sri Srinivasan

Graduation Addresses

Commencement took place in a virtual format, broadcast via YouTube and Vimeo on the morning of May 16, 2020. More than 205 Juris Doctor, Master of Laws and Master in the Study of Law graduates were recognized in the online video ceremony.

U.S. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan delivered the keynote address. Srinivasan was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit in May 2013, after serving as the principal deputy solicitor general of the United States for two years and arguing 25 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

UGA School of Law Dean …

The Story Of Us: Resolving The Face-Off Between Autobiographical Speech And Information Privacy, Sonja R. West

Scholarly Works

Increasingly more “ordinary” Americans are choosing to share their life experiences with a public audience. In doing so, however, they are revealing more than their own personal stories, they are exposing private information about others as well. The face-off between autobiographical speech and information privacy is coming to a head, and our legal system is not prepared to handle it.

In a prior article, I established that autobiographical speech is a unique and important category of speech that is at risk of being undervalued under current law. This article builds on my earlier work by addressing the emerging conflict between …

The Law Of Yards, James C. Smith

Scholarly Works

Property law regimes have a significant impact on the ability of individuals to engage in freedom of expression. Some property rules advance freedom of expression, and other rules retard freedom of expression. This Article examines the inhibiting effects on expression of public land use regulations. The focus is on two types of aesthetic regulations: (1) landscape regulations, including weed ordinances, that regulate yards; and (2) architectural regulations that regulate the exterior appearance of houses. Such regulations sometimes go too far in curtailing a homeowner's freedom of expression. Property owners' expressive conduct should be recognized as “symbolic speech” under the First …

The Role Of Law In The World, Sam Nunn

Law Day Lectures

Lecture delivered by Sam Nunn, U.S. Senator from Georgia. Georgia Law Review and Moot Court Board banquet address delivered by Pasco Bowman, Judge, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Distinguished Service Scroll awarded to Robert Heard, Robert Reinhardt, and Sigmund Cohn.

A full summary of this event was published in the Advocate Magazine Volume 20, Issue 1, Summer 1984 on page 8: https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/advocate/vol20/iss1/1/

Law Day 1979, Griffin Bell

Law Day Lectures

Lecture delivered by Griffin B. Bell, Attorney General of the United States. Law Day luncheon lecture delivered by James T. McIntyre, Jr., Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Distinguished Service Scroll awarded to Sidney O. Smith and William B. Gunther. A full summary of this event was published in the Advocate Magazine Volume 15, Issue 3, Fall 1979 on page 6: https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/advocate/vol15/iss3/1/