A group of major book publishers sued the state of Florida over what they called an “unconstitutional” book ban law that allows challenges to books in school libraries. 



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Major publishers sue Florida over ‘unconstitutional’ book ban law

The Hill

Washington

District of Columbia

United States

Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster and others are arguing Florida's law violates free speech.

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BBC News

Government of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Publishers and authors sue over Florida book ban law

A group of major publishers, authors and parents have sued Florida education officials over a law that allows parents and local residents to limit what books are available in school libraries if they depict or describe “sexual conduct.”

The Washington Post

Jeff Bezos

The country’s largest publishers sue Florida over school book bans

Classics that have been pulled as a result of the law include Maya Angelou&#039;s &quot;I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings&quot; and Ernest Hemingway&#039;s &quot;For Whom the Bell Tolls.&quot;

CBS News

National Amusements

Michael Redstone

Publishers sue Florida over book ban law, saying it creates "a regime of strict censorship" in schools

A group of major book publishers sued the state of Florida over what they called an “unconstitutional” book ban law that allows challenges to books in school libraries.  Six publishers, Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks, along with Authors Guild and some prominent book authors, filed…

Nexstar Media Group

Multiple book publishers and authors are suing education officials in the state of Florida over a law passed last year that enables parents to request sexually explicit materials be removed from school libraries.
The legal challenge was filed in federal court in Orlando on Aug. 29 by Penguin Random House—the biggest publisher in the United States—along with HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishing Group, and Simon & Schuster, among others.…

The Epoch Times

Epoch Media Group

New York

Major Publishers, Authors Sue Florida Over Law Banning Sexually Explicit Books From School Libraries

Popular book publishers are suing Florida over a law passed last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis that tightens up sexually-explicit books in libraries.

The Daily Caller

Tucker Carlson

Neil Patel

Major Book Publishers Sue Red State Over Law Keeping Sexually-Explicit Books Out Of Schools

Some of the nation’s largest book publishers joined authors and parents of high-school students in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday challenging a 2023 law that increased scrutiny of school library books, arguing that the law unconstitutionally violates speech rights. Penguin Random House LLC; Hachette Book Group, Inc.; HarperCollins Publishers LLC; Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC; Simon & Schuster, LLC; and Sourcebooks LLC alleged in the lawsuit…

WKMG

Graham Holdings

Orlando

Orange County

Florida

Lawsuit goes after Florida law allowing for book removals from schools

Orlando, September 2, 2024 — “A find.” It boils down to this, according to Sydney Booker, spokesperson for the Florida Department of Education, the lawsuit brought by six major US publishers against the state to denounce the removal of hundreds of titles from school libraries, including books by authors such as Twain, Hemingway, Atwood, King and others no less famous: “There are no books banned in Florida - Booker wrote in an email to The Hill -…

Orlando, 2 settembre 2024 – “Una trovata”. Si riduce a ciò, secondo Sydney Booker, portavoce del dipartimento d’istruzione della Florida, la causa intentata da sei grandi editori USA contro lo stato per denunciare la rimozione di centinaia di titoli dalle biblioteche scolastiche, anche libri di autori come Twain, Hemingway, Atwood, King e altri non meno famosi: “Non ci sono libri banditi in Florida – ha scritto Booker in un’email a The Hill – Il…

I grandi editori fanno causa alla Florida: troppi libri “osceni” rimossi dalle scuole

Quotidiano Nazionale

Italy

Big publishers are suing Florida: too many 'obscene' books removed from schools

Wall Street Journal

Murdoch family

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Publishers in the United States published a joint statement revealing that they are going to court against a Florida law that allows books to be banned from school libraries. Writer Stephen King addressed the topic on Saturday afternoon (31) in his X account: “Florida banned 23 of my books. But what a f***?” The press release is signed by Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, MacMillan, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks, and…

Editoras dos Estados Unidos publicaram um comunicado conjunto revelando que estão entrando na Justiça contra uma lei da Flórida que permite que livros sejam banidos de bibliotecas escolares. O escritor Stephen King abordou o tema na tarde de sábado (31) em sua conta no X: “A Flórida baniu 23 dos meus livros. Mas que p***?”. O comunicado é assinado pelas editoras Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, MacMillan, Simon & Schust…

The country’s largest publishers sue Florida over school book bans

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