For many Americans, the criminal offense of sedition–that is, criticism of the government–probably conjures up the notorious but short-lived Sedition Act of 1798, which played an important role in the election of 1800 but was allowed to expire the following…
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VA Parent Leads Summer Reading Censorship Campaign
The school year may be winding down for students across the United States, but upset parents in Chesterfield County, Virginia, have been hard at work the past few months in a successful campaign to have titles they call “pornographic,” “vile,”…
Now Available: CBLDF Defender #6!
CBLDF Defender is our free quarterly news magazine coming to you from the front lines of the fight for free speech, and the sixth issue is now available! You can find it at comic book stores across the nation, on comiXology, and right here at CBLDF.org!…
Vermont Book Ban Leads to Discussion About Dangers of Censorship in Schools
In response to the recent event cancellation and removal of her book The Seventh Wish from a South Burlington, Vermont elementary school library, author and former middle school teacher Kate Messner took to her blog to tackle the tough topic…
Humble and Archie Comics Celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog’s 25th Anniversary with Sonic Comics Bundle to Benefit CBLDF!
In celebration of Sonic the Hedgehog’s 25th Anniversary, Humble Bundle and Archie Comics are offering up a big digital collection of Sonic the Hedgehog comics! The Humble Comics Bundle: Sonic the Hedgehog features hundreds of pages of action-packed excitement from the longest-running…
Hong Kong Bookseller Speaking Out on Eight-Month Detention in China
Four of the five Hong Kong booksellers who mysteriously disappeared late last year and were presumed to be in the custody of mainland Chinese authorities have returned to the semi-autonomous region, but only one is speaking openly what happened to…
Retailers: CBLDF Presents: Liberty TP FOCs Today!
If you’re a retailer, it’s time to order the trade paperback edition of CBLDF’s seminal collection of comics about the freedom to read, CBLDF Presents: Liberty (Diamond ID: MAY160672)! FOC is TODAY, so get your orders in now! Celebrate creative freedom…
Retailers: Time to Stock Up on CBLDF Presents: Liberty TP!
If you’re a retailer, it’s time to order the trade paperback edition of CBLDF’s seminal collection of comics about the freedom to read, CBLDF Presents: Liberty (Diamond ID: MAY160672)! FOC is Monday, so get your orders in now! Celebrate creative freedom…
Five Years After Brown v. EMA, Debate on Video Games Still Evolving
Five years ago this month, the Supreme Court decided in Brown v. EMA that a California law banning the sale of violent video games to minors was unconstitutional. Like every relatively new medium before them — comics in the 1950s,…
Free Speech in a Connected World
In a recent sit-down with Index on Censorship, Timothy Garton Ash, author and professor of European Studies at Oxford University, talked about his new book Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World and the increasing need for freedom of expression…