by Jeff Trexler • • Comments Off on CBLDF @ WonderCon
Join us this weekend at WonderCon for two panels on cutting-edge issues in comics culture! Saturday, March 29, at 1pm in Room 213CD: What’s Next for Comics Censorship, with the CBLDF’s Jeff Trexler, San Diego State University Lecturer Mary Stout,…
by Jeff Trexler • • Comments Off on Legal update: Texas Senate Bill 20
Thanks to everyone who has sent us reports on new Texas & Alabama legislation that could have a significant chilling effect on comics, graphic novels, and manga.
by Jeff Trexler • • Comments Off on Graphic novels targeted in Florida SB1692 legislation
The Florida Senate’s new version of anti-graphic-novel bill SB1692 refocuses its attack on comic images. One of the key points in the CBLDF’s successful defense against the attempt to find Gender Queer obscene in Virginia was our argument that the…
by Jeff Trexler • • Comments Off on Visas and Comics Creators, Pt. 2: B-1, B-2, Be Careful
Since yesterday’s post, news of Becky Burke’s return to the U.K. has at least signalled the end of her detention by ICE, though in an ideal world she would have been neither detained nor forced to leave. As we now…
by Jeff Trexler • • Comments Off on Visas and Comic Creators, Pt. 1
The detention of cartoonist Becky Burke by U.S. immigration officials is a potent reminder of the complexity and rigor of U.S. visa laws. We’re relieved to learn that her family has been able to secure legal assistance – we were…
by Jeff Trexler • • Comments Off on Holiday update
Happy holidays from the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! As 2024 draws to a close, all of us at the CBLDF want to take a moment to thank you for your commitment to safeguarding the future of the medium we…
by Jeff Trexler • • Comments Off on CBLDF signings at NYCC – and more!
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is at New York Comic-Con in Artist Alley booth HB902, with new merch, a limited-edition signed print for Gender Queer author Maia Kobabe, a new legal guide, our annual panel on comic bans, and…
by Jeff Trexler • • Comments Off on Banned Books Week Update
This week, the Attorney General’s office for the state of Texas observed Banned Books Week by taking my deposition in Book People et al. v. Morath, the case in which the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and other plaintiffs are…