Penguin Random House LLC et al v. Gibson et al

  1. February 28, 2025

    Fla. Officials Can't Escape Authors' Suit Over Book Bans

    A Florida federal judge Friday declined to dismiss a lawsuit by six publishing houses; two parents of schoolchildren; and five bestselling authors, including Jodi Picoult and Laurie Halse Anderson, challenging a state law that restricts books in school libraries.

  2. August 29, 2024

    Publishers, Authors Sue Fla. Over School Library Book Bans

    Six publishing houses; five bestselling authors, including Jodi Picoult and Laurie Halse Anderson; and two parents of schoolchildren filed a challenge Thursday to a Florida state law that restricts books in school libraries in what they say is an overly broad, unconstitutional manner.