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A Right-Wing Judge Aims to Undo Free Speech, One Drag Show at a Time
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJudge Matthew Kacsmaryk made national headlines earlier this year when he issued a ruling that...
'Educational censorship': Central Bucks approves library policy some view as book ban
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDespite objections from teachers, parents and staff, and a legal threat from ACLU over free speech...
Why this U.S. senator from Utah is tackling the pornography crisis
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoU.S. Sen. Mike Lee speaks to House Democrats at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 21,...
Oklahoma Bill Would Ban Sending Sexy Selfies Unless You're Married
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIllustration: Lex Villena An anti-porn bill in Oklahoma is so extreme that it could even make...
Books about sexual assault aren’t pornographic. Schools are banning them as ‘obscene’ anyway.
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA new trend is emerging in book banning: School officials are pulling works about sexual violence...
Today in History: June 21, Constitution goes into effect
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoToday in History Today is Wednesday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2023. There are 193 days left in the year. Summer begins today. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 21, 1788, the United States ...
Libraries Revising Book Policies Ahead of New Law Targeting ‘Obscene’ Content
The 74 via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLibrarians across Arkansas are preparing in different ways for a new state law that is set to take...
Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoWhen an illustrated edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” was released in 2019,...
James Swift: After Deadline: How obscene?
The Daily Citizen, Dalton, Ga. via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFeb. 28—For whatever reason, we sure are seeing a lot of proposed legislation about libraries nowadays. Most of it involves school libraries, but a couple of 'em deal with regular, old-fashioned ...
