PEN America And Penguin Sue Over Florida's Book Bans

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "And if this is how aggressive they're going to be with books that are really non-controversial for early readers, what's next?"The lawsuit -- which argues the school district and board violated the First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause -- asks the court to restore the banned books to school libraries and stop the removal of others.
58% : "Moms for Liberty is a politically conservative organization that is focused on combating what it describes as the 'woke' influence in public schools.
50% : While the federal lawsuit doesn't name Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the movement to abolish certain books and curriculum related to race and gender identity have thrived under his watch.
48% : In one April post, Baggett shared the cover of the book Same-Sex Parents (Topics to Talk About) by Holly Duhig and wrote: "Know what your children are reading.
46% : Filed on Wednesday, the complaint follows another high-profile attack on public education in Florida: A fifth-grade teacher in Hernando County is facing a state investigation for showing her class a Disney movie that featured a gay character.
43% : Government action may not be premised on such discriminatory motivations," the lawsuit argues, adding that the district "seeks to bar books critics view as too 'woke.'"The plaintiffs include nonprofit writers group PEN America; authors Sarah Brannen, George M. Johnson, David Levithan, Kyle Lukoff, and Ashley Hope Perez, whose books are targeted for removal in the district; parents Lindsay Durtschi and Ann Novakowski; and Penguin Random House, the country's largest book publisher.
38% : As a result of Escambia County's interpretation of the "Don't Say Gay" bill, the complaint argues, "challenged books that merely recognize the existence of same-sex relationships or transgender persons are being subject to restricted access for the pendency of the -- often indefinite -- review period."

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