Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias holds his 11-month-old daughter, Alexia, and the bill signed by Gov. JB Pritzker to prevent book bans on June 12, 2023, at the Harold Washington ...

The law was first approved by Iowa's Republican-led Legislature and GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds in 2023, but key parts, including the book ban, were temporarily blocked by Locher before they became ...

With a book-rating law set to take effect in September, a group of booksellers, along with publishers and authors, filed suit to argue that it is unconstitutional. By Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth ...

U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Locher has ruled to block enforcement of multiple portions of the law, including the prohibition on books involving sexual or LGBTQ+ content.

Judge Brooks also wrote that Section 5 of the law would censor books that are constitutionally protected for adults. Sections of the law that were less consequential went into effect last year ...

According to the law, if a school district finds material that contains the state’s definition of “sexual conduct,” it “shall discontinue use of the material for any grade level or age ...

Major publishers sue Florida over law that led to book bans Orlando, Florida — On 16-year-old Jack Hayes' bookshelf you'll find books that may no longer be available in some Florida classrooms ...

The law makes no distinction between infants and 17-year-olds, plaintiffs argued in announcing the lawsuit, leaving books to be classified as harmful regardless of the age and maturity level of ...

He said he sent 62 superintendents in Florida a request to ban the Bible to protest House Bill 1467, which was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis on March 28. "My goal is to use the law as our ...

Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill prohibiting book bans in libraries on May 17 which will take effect August 1. The law, known as the Access to Library Materials and Rights Protection, prevents public ...

If a book already has the green light, it can go right back on the shelf for students, but if it is not pre-approved, it must be vetted before a student can have access to it.