Publications Tools Statutes Caselaw Pleadings Attorney general rulings GFAF Amicus Briefs GFAF Letters of Inquiry Of Special Interest Bibliography Links Publications Contact the Georgia First Amendment Foundation at 404-525-3646 for bulk copies of these publications for your next workshop on freedom of information. • THE RED BOOK: Georgia’s "Sunshine Laws" • THE BLUE BOOK: Law Enforcement Open Records • THE GREEN BOOK: Open Records and Public Schools The Georgia First Amendment Foundation offers the following resources to help the public in its quest for information from local and state government agencies. Tools • Sample GA Open Records Act request letter for traditional documents • Sample GA Open Records Act request letter for electronic documents • Sample closed meeting (executive session) affidavit Statutes • Georgia Open Meetings Act • Georgia Open Record Act • Georgia Shield Law Caselaw • Synopses of cases involving access to Ga. court record/proceedings • Synopsis of cases involving Georgia's shield law • Synopsis of cases involving the Georgia Open Meetings Act • Synopsis of cases involving the Georgia Open Records Act Pleadings • NASCAR complaint Attorney general rulings • Opinion U98-3 (Thurbert Baker) • Georgia Attorney General Letter Rulings (Thurbert Baker) • Open-government opinions (Mike Bowers) GFAF Amicus Briefs • University police records: Barrett & Farahany v. Mercer University  • R.W. Page Corp v. Muscogee County Sheriff's Office • Evans County Board of Commissioners v. The Claxton Enterprise • Bruce Mathis v. Thomas C. Cannon • Merritt v. Travis, WAGA Fox 5 v.  Raines Carter GFAF Letters of Inquiry • City of Alpharetta records fees ($5.00 vs. $.25) • Atlanta-Fulton Public Library closed meeting • Atlanta-Fulton Public Library televised coverage • Atlanta-Fulton Public Library records of top three candidates • Attorney General re UGA Foundation closed meeting • Barrow County Sheriff's Office domestic violence reports • Board of Regents closed meeting • Board of Regents fee charges • Brantley County Commission closed meeting • Cobb County Police Department accident report access  • Columbia County Planning and Development record fee • Columbia County Sheriff's Office 911 tapes • Council of Superior Court Clerks records access • East Point City Council attorney client closed meeting • Fayette County Board of Education meeting minutes • Flint River Consolidated Housing Authority records response • Forsyth County Sheriff's Department redacted records • Environmental Protection Division permit access • Fulton County Commission public meeting • Fulton Dekalb Hospital Authority records response time • Georgia Council for the Arts videotape access • Georgia Department of Human Resources records access • Georgia State University closed meeting • Glynn County Tax Assessor's Office closed meeting • Gwinnett County Public Library records fees • Gwinett County Commission closed session - real estate • Gwinnett County Police Department access to records • Hall County Library materials • City of Hapeville access to meeting room • Heard County Board of Assessors meeting minutes • City of Hogansville closed meeting • Houston County Board of Education closed meeting • Irwin County Commission closed settlement agreement • Jasper County Commission closed meeting • Jekyll Island Authority closed meeting • Oconee County System Media Commitee closed meeting • Oconee County Board of Commissioners closed meeting • Piedmont Park Conservancy closed meeting • City of Roswell closed meeting • Smyrna Police Department excessive copy charges • City of Summerville closed meeting • Telfair County Commission closed meeting • Tift County Sheriff's Dept. mug shot access • Twiggs County Board of Education closed meeting • UGA Academic Deans closed meeting • UGA Foundation closed meeting • Wayne County Commission records access • Whitfield County Sheriff's Dept. accident scene access Of Special Interest • Attorney General's Open Government History Timeline • Exemptions to Open Government • Keenan Principle of Open Government • The 161 Georgia public noticelaws • Sole-Commissioner Counties • 'VEGGIE LIBEL,' Free Speech's Scourge Bibliography Selected open government bibliography Links  • Attorney General Thurbert Baker • Georgia Bureau of Investigation • Reporters Committee for Freedom of Press • National Freedom of Information Coalition • First Amendment Foundation • Virginia Coalition for Open Government