August 15, 2025
A Florida federal judge has found a state law restricting books in school libraries to be unconstitutionally overbroad and vague, handing a win to the publishing houses, parents of schoolchildren and bestselling authors who had teamed up to fight it.
February 28, 2025
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.
August 29, 2024
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.