Federal Court Limits Florida's Book Ban Laws
TL;DR
A new wave of book bans is sweeping Florida school districts, with hundreds of titles, including classics and books about LGBTQ+ and diverse experiences, being removed from libraries amid political and ideological pressures, reflecting a broader national trend of censorship driven by conservative backlash against teachings on race, gender, and diversity.
- ‘State-driven censorship’: new wave of book bans hits Florida school districts The Guardian
- Federal judge guts major portion of Florida’s book ban, in a blow to DeSantis MSNBC News
- Freedom to Read Advocates Cheer Decision in ‘PRH v. Gibson’ Publishers Weekly
- Judge strikes down key parts of Florida law that led to removal of books from school libraries ABC News
- Florida book ban law partly struck down in federal free speech case Tallahassee Democrat
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