Major Publishers, Authors Sue Florida Over Law Banning Sexually Explicit Books From School Libraries

Published on August 30, 2024

Multiple book publishers and authors are suing education officials in the state of Florida over a law passed last year that enables parents to request sexually explicit materials be removed from school libraries. The legal challenge was filed in federal court in Orlando on Aug. 29 by Penguin Random House—the biggest publisher in the United States—along with HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishing Group, and Simon & Schuster, among others. It lists the Florida Board of Education and multiple education officials, including Orange and Volusia County school board members, as defendants. Plaintiffs claim that the law, House Bill 1069, violates the First and 14th amendments....

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