Publishers, Authors, and Parents Sue Florida Over Book Ban Law | BBC
Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Club, Harper Collins, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Sourcebooks, The Authors Guild, Julia Alvarez, John Green, Laurie Halse Anderson, Jodi Picoult, Angie Thomas, and two parents are the plaintiffs in the lawsuit that alleges the Florida law violates the First Amendment.

DoJ and 16 States Back Lawsuit Targeting LGBTQ+ Book Ban in Georgia Schools | The Guardian
The U.S. Department of Justice, 16 states, and the District of Columbia recently filed responses to defendant Cobb County (GA) School District’s motion to dismiss the case. The court briefs outline how the book ban creates a hostile environment including discrimination based on sex.

Nebraska Governor Appoints Ex-School Board Member Recalled Over Book Ban Push to State’s Library Board | El Paso Inc
Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has appointed a new member to the Nebraska Library Commission—a former local school board member removed from office after trying to ban more than 50 books.

California City Attorney Says It Will Fight Bill That Prohibits Public Libraries from Banning Books | LAist
A bill awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature would prohibit public libraries from banning books that deal with topics like race or sexuality, but a Huntington City official has vowed to fight it.

Students Taking Fight Over Book Bans into Their Own Hands | Spectrum 1 News
The student-founded organization Students Defending Education fights book bans and campaigns for school board candidates who support intellectual freedom.

Maryland's Freedom to Read Act Protects Librarians from Book Ban Retaliation | CBS News
The new law sets standards for public and school libraries where books cannot be removed because of an "author's background or for partisan, ideological or religious disapproval."

Stephen King Gives Blunt Three-Word Response after Discovering Florida Banned his Books in Schools | Independent
Twenty-three of King’s novels have been banned from schools thanks to a 2022 legislation signed by Florida governor Ron DeSantis.

Utah Conservatives Celebrate Public School Book Bans at Capitol, Call on Authors to Repent | The Salt-Lake Tribune
At the event, conservative Utahns hailed the removal of 13 titles from public schools as a “stand against evil” and a “bright day.”

Censorship Throughout the Centuries | American Libraries Magazine
A timeline of U.S. book bans and the fight for intellectual freedom.

Florida School Bans Popular BL Manga for Right-to-Left Reading Format (and "Inappropriate" Relationship) | CBR
The Brevard County (FL) School District voted to add three new titles to its "banned book" list, including Volume 1 of Sho Harusono's popular boys' love manga, Sasaki and Miyano. After a meeting with Florida's Book Review Committee, which recommended keeping Sasaki and Miyano in school libraries, the Brevard County School Board voted 3-2 to remove the manga, in addition to People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins and Damsel by Elana K. Arnold.