/tags/banned-books Banned Books en-US SA国际传谋 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:02:00 GMT /education/2025-12-23/other-states-are-backing-floridas-school-book-law Republican attorneys general from 21 states are trying to help sway a federal appeals court to uphold a 2023 Florida law that led to books being removed from school libraries. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:02:00 GMT /education/2025-12-23/other-states-are-backing-floridas-school-book-law The News Service of Florida /education/2025-11-03/how-one-south-florida-teen-continues-her-fight-against-banned-books-and-censorship Miami activist Iris Mogul tells SA国际传谋 about what first inspired her to start a banned books club, what keeps her motivated, and how she鈥檚 continuing to stand up for free speech and access to literature in schools. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT /education/2025-11-03/how-one-south-florida-teen-continues-her-fight-against-banned-books-and-censorship Helen Acevedo /government-politics/2025-10-15/budgetary-pressures-escambia-school-board-spends-big-banned-books The Escambia County School Board has spent nearly $1 million on legal fees to keep certain books out of school libraries. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-15/budgetary-pressures-escambia-school-board-spends-big-banned-books Douglas Soule /the-florida-roundup/2025-10-13/how-does-florida-rank-when-it-comes-to-school-book-removals On "The Florida Roundup," we dive into the debate regarding school book removals across the Sunshine State. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:37:41 GMT /the-florida-roundup/2025-10-13/how-does-florida-rank-when-it-comes-to-school-book-removals Meleah Lyden /arts-culture/2025-10-07/former-palmetto-senior-high-grad-takes-anti-censorship-fight-to-national-stage Iris Mogul, who is currently a freshman at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been named Youth Honorary Chair for the American Library Association鈥檚 Banned Books Week 2025, which began Sunday and runs through Saturday. Tue, 07 Oct 2025 22:28:03 GMT /arts-culture/2025-10-07/former-palmetto-senior-high-grad-takes-anti-censorship-fight-to-national-stage SA国际传谋 News Staff /government-politics/2025-10-01/report-florida-is-no-1-in-school-book-removals-for-the-third-year-in-a-row The state had more than 2,300 titles taken off shelves last school year, according to data released by PEN America, an organization fighting against the law enabling book challenges. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:41:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-01/report-florida-is-no-1-in-school-book-removals-for-the-third-year-in-a-row Douglas Soule /law-justice/2025-09-19/federal-judge-overturns-part-of-floridas-book-ban-law-drawing-on-precedent-protecting-first-amendment When a junior at an Orange County public high school in Florida visited the school library to check out a copy of 鈥淥n the Road鈥� by Jack Kerouac, it wasn鈥檛 in its Dewey decimal system-assigned location. It turns out the title had been removed from the library鈥檚 shelves because of a complaint, and in compliance with Florida House Bill 1069, it had been removed from the library indefinitely. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2025-09-19/federal-judge-overturns-part-of-floridas-book-ban-law-drawing-on-precedent-protecting-first-amendment James B. Blasingame | The Conversation /education/2025-08-14/part-of-floridas-school-book-law-has-been-ruled-unconstitutional A federal judge has ruled that a key part of a 2023 Florida law that led to books being removed from school libraries is "overbroad and unconstitutional." Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:44:00 GMT /education/2025-08-14/part-of-floridas-school-book-law-has-been-ruled-unconstitutional The News Service of Florida /law-justice/2024-11-19/florida-pushes-back-in-lawsuit-over-school-book-removal The state鈥檚 motion, in part, said the 鈥渟election of public-school library books is government speech and therefore not subject to the First Amendment.鈥� Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-11-19/florida-pushes-back-in-lawsuit-over-school-book-removal Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /arts-culture/2024-11-18/the-unreading-room-miami-beach FIU artist and professor Dimitry Sa茂d Chamy explores book bans, media consumption and literature in The Unreading Room 鈥� along with his own love of reading and history. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:42:41 GMT /arts-culture/2024-11-18/the-unreading-room-miami-beach Elise Catrion Gregg