House panel OKs ban on book bans

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* “Missouri Republican candidate torches LGBTQ-inclusive books in viral video” “Valentina Gomez, who is running for Missouri secretary of state, lit two books on fire, including an LGBTQ guide for teens and a sex education book.” by Jo Yurcaba (February 7, 2024): https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/missouri-republican-candidate-torches-lgbtq-inclusive-books-viral-vide-rcna137715 , https://archive.is/JiEr2

 

* “Book Banning Goes Digital: Libraries Suspending Their E-Book Services and the Complications It Poses for First Amendment Doctrine” by Catherine E. Ferri (February 6, 2024): https://law.stanford.edu/publications/book-banning-goes-digital-libraries-suspending-their-e-book-services-and-the-complications-it-poses-for-first-amendment-doctrine/ , https://law.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Publish_27-STLR-127-2024_Book-Banning-Goes-Digital.pdf

 

* “Cast as Criminals, America’s Librarians Rally to Their Own Defense” “As libraries become battlegrounds in the nation’s culture wars, their allies are fighting to preserve access to their collections and keep themselves out of jail, or worse.” by Elizabeth Williamson (published February 3, 2024 and updated February 6, 2024): https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/03/us/book-bans-librarians.html , https://archive.is/273r2

 

* “Bible and young adult fiction novel challenged for removal in Hanover Public Schools” by Sean Jones (December 2, 2023): https://richmond.com/news/local/education/hanover-bible-valiant-ladies-book-ban-removal-library/article_dae2bf6e-9084-11ee-8d4a-fb4671b71508.html , https://archive.is/qeQX1