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Obscenity case seeking to bar Barnes & Noble from selling 2 books to minors dismissed by judge
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Virginia Beach Circuit Court judge on Tuesday dismissed an effort to declare two books obscene and...
5 comics who were arrested onstage
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBefore obscenity laws were deemed unconstitutional in the early 1970s, comedians risked the threat of arrest for performing material deemed lewd or...
Reader responds to West Virginia lawmakers’ proposed obscenity law for schools, libraries
WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSHADY SPRING, WV (WVNS) — With state lawmakers considering a bill which aims to allow librarians and school personnel to face criminal prosecution if a work displayed or provided to a minor ...
Virginia Judge Tosses Legal Attempt To Limit Book Sales, Distribution To Kids
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA staff member at the Utah Pride Center in Salt Lake City poses with "Gender Queer" and other books...
Can West Virginia lawmakers take “Twilight” books away from teen readers?
WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPRINCETON, WV (WVNS) — A West Virginia librarian said on Thursday, January 25, 2024, that a law...
Virginia Court Rejects Effort to Ban Books Including 'Gender Queer'
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA judge in Virginia has rejected an effort by Republican politicians to have two books labeled as...
Laws About Sexually Explicit Books Lead Some School Libraries to Remove Titles
The 74 via Yahoo News· 12 months agoRICHMOND, Va. — Although a new Virginia law requires schools to inform parents when sexually...
‘Gender Queer’ Author ‘Relieved’ After Court Rules Book's Sale Can’t Be Restricted in Virginia
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years ago'Gender Queer' author Maia Kobabe Credit - Tristan Crane Maia Kobabe felt a wave of relief on...
West Virginia Bill Could Ban All Transgender People From Schools
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA West Virginia Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill that would classify transgender people as...
West Virginia Advances Bill Allowing Criminal Prosecution of Librarians Over Books
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAs Republicans nationwide continue to sound the alarm about how children are supposedly being...