Penguin Random House, advocates and authors sue Florida school district over book bans
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Book publisher Penguin Random House, along with several parents, authors and the literary and free speech advocacy group PEN America, are suing a Florida school district to challenge the removal of several books on race and LGBTQ issues from school libraries.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Publisher Penguin Random House and PEN America sued a Florida school district Wednesday over its removal of books about race and
“Books are being ordered removed from libraries, or subject to restricted access within those libraries, based on an ideologically driven campaign to push certain ideas out of schools."
The federal lawsuit alleges the Escambia County School District and its School Board are violating the First Amendment through the removal of books about race and LGBTQ+ identities.
Publisher Penguin Random House and the writers' group PEN America filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a Florida school district over the removal of books from public school libraries that address race…
Story at a glance Book publisher Penguin Random House and freedom of speech organization PEN America filed a lawsuit against a Florida school district over its book bans. The lawsuit, filed in Pens…
Authors and parents also join federal lawsuit against Escambia County School District’s “unconstitutional” restricting and removal of books about LGBTQ+ and race
Writers’ group PEN America and publisher Penguin Random House have sued a Florida school district over its removal of books about race and LGBTQ+ identities.
Free-speech group PEN American and publisher Penguin Random House filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in federal court, challenging book bans in a Florida Panhandle county.
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Book publisher Penguin Random House, along with several parents, authors and the literary and free speech advocacy group PEN America, are suing a Florida school district to challenge the removal of several books on race and LGBTQ issues from school libraries.
The major publishing house, five of its authors, parents and an advocacy group allege removing books discussing race and LGBTQ people violates the First Amendment.
Penguin Random House and PEN America filed a lawsuit against a Florida school district for removing and restricting certain books in school libraries, claiming that the removals violate free speech and equal protection laws.
The largest book publisher in the country has joined free speech group PEN America, parents and authors to push back against book banning, filing a federal lawsuit in Florida's Escambia County.
PEN America and publisher Penguin Random House filed a federal suit against Escambia County School District over its removal of books from school libraries.
Book publisher PEN America Center, Inc., and two parents of students attending Escambia County School District are suing a Florida school district over book bans.
Officials in Escambia County, Fla., removed 10 books from school libraries and restricted access to more than 150 others. Writers' advocacy group PEN America calls the lawsuit the first of its kind.
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