In a case involving the right of publicity, New York’s highest court dismissed Lindsey Lohan’s and Karen Gravano’s lawsuit appeals against Grand Theft Auto V game makers Take Two Interactive. CBLDF filed an amicus brief with other organizations last year…
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Obscene Artist, Mike Diana, Documentary Premieres in NYC
Saturday, March 31 is the world premiere of Boiled Angels: The Trial of Mike Diana, a documentary about the first artist in the United States to be convicted of obscenity. Diana was first charged with obscenity after an undercover Florida…
Parents Complain About Michigan High School Course Materials
Linden Board of Education has developed policy changes to address parents’ concerns that the teaching materials being used were inappropriate. Six months ago, parents complained because they were unaware that R-rated movies were shown in classrooms and reading assignments contained…
7 Days Left to Get Dynamite Humble Bundle Benefiting CBLDF!
This is the last week to support Comic Book Legal Defense Fund by participating in the Humble Dynamic Forces bundle celebrating 25 years of excellence! Starting at $1, you decide what you pay to gain access to $422 worth of DRM-free digital comics and…
ACLU Gets Suspension Erased from Student Activist’s Record
The ACLU won a partial victory in Nevada when Washoe County School District removed the record of the two-day suspension Noah Christiansen received for cursing at a congressman’s aide over the phone on March 14th. In a five-page response to…
Nevada Congressman Gets Student Suspended For Exercising Free Speech
Following the National School Walkout on March 14, Noah Christiansen, a 17 year old student at McQueen High School in Reno, NV was given a two-day suspension for calling his congressman and exercising his First Amendment rights, complete with the…
Don’t Miss CBLDF at WonderCon! March 23 – 25!
If you are going to be in Anaheim this weekend, make sure that you stop by Booth #1209 and check out all the amazing premiums CBLDF will have! If you haven’t gotten your badge yet, don’t despair – there are…
Dynamic Forces Humble Bundle Benefits CBLDF
To celebrate Dynamic Forces 25th Anniversary serving the comics community, they’ve teamed up with Humble Bundle to create a treasure trove of comics for as little as $1! Get titles like George R.R. Martin’s A Clash Of Kings #1, Art…
Last Days to Help CBLDF & Your Local Library!
Libraries are amazing! Comic books are amazing! But for, well essentially, forever they haven’t been able to work out their differences. When you want to check out Promethea – do you look under the author, Alan Moore? The illustrators, J.H.…
Be Heard’s Resonate Message Goes Viral!
Last week, reporters and social media advocates showed up en masse to help #StudentsBeHeard by spreading the word about CBLDF’s powerful new students’ rights resource created with National Coalition Against Censorship by cartoonist Kai Texel. From thousands of supportive posts,…