October 22, 2025
A Texas federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Texas law aimed at regulating the types of books available at public school libraries still "misses the mark" on achieving its goal and is unconstitutional for a number of reasons, including forcing booksellers to take on the state government's preferred messages.
January 06, 2025
A group of booksellers pointed to an Arkansas judge's ruling striking down a law creating a penalty for the distribution of certain books to minors Monday as it urged a Texas federal judge to reject a bid for a pretrial win in a dispute over a similar law in that state.
September 19, 2023
A temporarily enjoined Texas state law that would require vendors to rate books sold to schools based on sexual references "misses the mark on obscenity" and consists of "a web of unconstitutionally vague requirements," U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright has concluded.
September 01, 2023
Texas parents, educators, librarians and attorneys are anxiously awaiting court rulings that experts say could have significant impacts on how people consume information in the Lone Star State as a new law for book vendors goes into effect and children head back into the classroom after summer break.