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Richard T. Griffiths

Richard T. Griffiths

Richard T. Griffiths is a retired journalist and president emeritus of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation.

COMMENTARY

Senate Bill 215: Invisibility cloak for public employees

By: - March 12, 2023

Well intentioned, but not thought through. That’s Georgia Senate Bill 215, the Harry Potter invisibility cloak for Georgia’s government employees. The legislation is well intentioned because it is aimed at providing a little sense of security to public officials like judges and prosecutors who may have made some enemies along the way. It might also […]

COMMENTARY

Growing mistrust instead of cannabis in Georgia

By: - November 10, 2022

It was called the Hope Act. In 2019, the Georgia Legislature passed and the governor signed a law allowing medical patients access to cannabis oil. The law was strict: According to rules of a newly established Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission, six private companies — with support of local governments — would be chosen […]

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Georgia lawmakers want to take the ‘local’ out of our libraries

By: - March 27, 2022

I love curling up with a good book. Cup of tea in one hand, balancing the book in the other. Time flies as I am transported away. But there have been times when I have turned the pages in a book I despised, while friends went on and on about how much they loved it. […]