Legislation

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Authors Against Book Bans: Fighting to Win

Authors Against Book Bans is a nationally led coalition of writers, illustrators, anthology editors and contributors, and other book creators who stand united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. Our organization is locally involved in the fight against book bans through a growing network of grassroots chapters—and it’s with great pride that we report on two of our recent success stories.

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Victory in Llano County, TX

The federal district court in Austin, TX has issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Llano County government and library board to return books removed from the public library’s collection due to some library users and county residents and officials complaints about objectionable content.

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