by Tina | May 27, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Fifth Circuit Reverses Course, Greenlights Texas Library’s Controversial Book Removals In a sharp and deeply divisive 10–7 decision, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of Llano County, Texas, overturning previous decisions that had...
by Tina | Mar 29, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Iowa Judge Strikes Down Controversial Book Ban Law—Again A Win for Free Expression in Schools In a powerful reaffirmation of the First Amendment, U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher has once again blocked Iowa’s Senate File 496, a contentious law that sought to ban...
by Tina | Feb 27, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Hundreds of Books Pulled from Monroe County Schools Under Tennessee Law Books covering history, race, and LGBTQ+ topics are disappearing from Monroe County school libraries under Tennessee’s Age-Appropriate Materials Act, sparking concerns over censorship and access...
by Tina | Feb 18, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Romance Under Fire: Tennessee’s Book Bans Target Love Stories Tennessee is seeing an unprecedented surge in book bans, with nearly 1,400 titles either removed from public school libraries or heavily restricted in just the past year according to The Tennessean. That’s...
by Tina | Feb 16, 2025 | Latest News, TRS Blog
Oklahoma Bookstore Owner Fights Back Against Content Ban Proposal In Guthrie, Oklahoma, a local bookstore owner is raising the alarm over a proposed law she fears could lead to censorship and put independent booksellers at risk. Chelsea Richardson, owner of A Novel...
