A discussion of the legal issues related to book banning in public schools and public libraries, including pertinent debates, state law trends, cases addressing standing and constitutional ...

For years, state lawmakers have told students and educators across Tennessee that they needed to improve literacy rates. The state revamped testing expectations and changed its funding formula in what ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Nearly two years after Iowa enacted its school library book restrictions, the law’s future remains ...

Martha Hickson, a recently retired media specialist who fought censorship at North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, New Jersey, shakes hands with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (seated) after he ...

Republicans passed the law in 2023, joining other conservative states and counties that have sought to restrict the availability of certain books. By Eduardo Medina A federal judge has struck down ...

In September, a federal lawsuit settlement forced Florida’s Nassau County public school district to restore 36 books featuring race-related or lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) ...

A federal appeals court ruling will make it more difficult for library patrons to challenge book removal decisions, with the decision involving a public library in Texas but likely applying to school ...

Attorneys general from 21 states filed a friend-of-the-court brief filed at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as Florida challenges a district judge’s ruling that said the law is “overbroad and ...

A US federal judge on Tuesday once again blocked enforcement of an Iowa law that required the removal of books describing sexual acts from public school libraries. The disputed measure, signed by ...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, signed a bill into law on Monday to prohibit public libraries and school libraries from banning books in the state. The law will also implement protections for ...

Student associations and governments from 18 top-tier law schools signed a joint letter that asserts "accelerated timelines ...