Publishers Weekly Article RatingPEN America, Penguin Random House Sue Florida School District Over 'Unconstitutional' Book Bans
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-16% Somewhat Liberal
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65% ReliableFair
- Policy Leaning
-24% Somewhat Liberal
- Politician Portrayal
6% Positive
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57% : The suit, filed on May 16 in the Northern district of Florida in Pensacola, alleges that administrators and school board members in Florida's Escambia County School District are violating the First Amendment as well as the 14th Amendment (the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution) because the books being singled out are "disproportionately books by non-white and/or LGBTQ+ authors" and often address "themes or topics" related to race or LGBTQ+ community.55% : In a 26-page decision, Pitman affirmed that "the First Amendment prohibits the removal of books from libraries based on either viewpoint or content discrimination," said that the facts clearly showed that county officials had illegally "targeted and removed books" based on complaints that the books were offensive.
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