Manchester School Board Letter Urges Ayotte to Veto so-Called 'Book Ban Bill'

Appeals Court Ruling Raises Bar for Challenging School Book Bans

A federal appeals court rejected a challenge to book removals in a Texas public library and overruled a precedent on school library cases.

Manchester school board letter urges Ayotte to veto so-called 'book ban bill'

Manchester school board members have voted to send a letter to Gov. Kelly Ayotte to veto House Bill 324, which critics charge violates local control and will have a chilling effect on what librarians and teachers decide to introduce that…

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Court rules that library-book decisions are “government speech”

The court found that “a library’s collection decisions are government speech and therefore not subject to Free Speech challenge.” This premium article is available to paid subscribers of Jane's newsletter. Here's what subscribers get: Access to more than 3,000 premium articles on this site, all searchable Industry news that includes Jane’s reporting and analysis, sent via email once a wek Access to Jane’s private resource guides, continually u…

Appeals Court Reverses Ruling in Texas Book Ban Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 23 reversed a district court’s preliminary injunction and dismissed free speech claims in Little v. Llano County, a Texas case challenging the removal of 17 books from a public library.