A free speech advocacy group warned book censorship in public schools across the United States has become “rampant and common,” with book bans increasing significantly over the past few years. Though ...

The district has removed 36 books so far First Amendment expert says school librarians should be trusted on books Rutherford County Board of Education member Caleb Tidwell says the elected school ...

Harvard Law School professor Cass R. Sunstein ’75 discussed his recently published book, “Campus Free Speech: A Pocket Guide” at a Tuesday afternoon event at HLS organized by the Council on Academic ...

Another legal battle has begun over Florida's book bans, with significant stakes, as the sued school district is launching a controversial defense that could shake First Amendment law nationwide. This ...

Free speech advocates stood in protest with their backs to a Rutherford County Board of Education after the officials banned six more books from school libraries recently. Most of the advocates on Jan ...

A record number of books were banned in districts across the country during the 2023-2024 school year, according to a free speech organization. By Alexandra Alter Jodi Picoult’s “Nineteen Minutes,” a ...

Florida leads the U.S. in school book bans in the most recent school year, marking the third straight year the state topped an annual list compiled by free speech group PEN America. The Sunshine State ...

The school board voted 5-2 in favor of the policy to allow hate speech, false science and false historical claims if a book is “educationally suitable.” But books will still be banned for containing ...

A U.S. District Court ruled on Tuesday that the Escambia County School Board of Florida, acting as a government agent, can force school libraries to remove And Tango Makes Three, a children’s book ...

Suzanne Nossel's book Dare to Speak argues that free speech should be defended for all, and that the erosion of support for ...

Local free speech and civil liberties advocates, who spent years battling book bans in York County's public school districts, decried the U.S. Department of Education's decision to drop book ban ...

Republican attorneys general from 21 states are trying to help sway a federal appeals court to uphold a 2023 Florida law that ...