Judge's Florida book ban decision is a 'total knockout' in censorship fight, lawyer says

Velshi Banned Book Club: Author Angie Thomas and a big win against censorship in Florida

In August of 2024, a group of publishers, students, parents, and best-selling authors including Velshi Banned Book Club vets like Julia Alvarez, Laurie Halse Anderson, Jodi Picoult, and Angie Thomas filed a lawsuit against Florida for book banning provisions within House Bill 10-69, which saw 700+ beloved works of literature removed from shelves in the state. And this week, “we pushed back, and we won,” says author Angie Thomas. The freedom to r…

Judge's Florida book ban decision is a 'total knockout' in censorship fight, lawyer says

The judge noted some books are removed because of a single sentence without the whole work being taken into context.

Florida book ban ruled unconstitutional, citing ‘I Know It When I See It’ approach

A federal trial judge in Florida has ruled that the state’s law banning books deemed “pornographic” from school libraries is, in part, “overbroad and unconstitutional.”