Kick-off Comic-Con with comics’ greatest creators at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Comic-Con Welcome Party, sponsored by Image Comics and comiXology, with a special gallery display from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab! The fun starts at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday,…
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Egyptian Novelist Ahmed Naji Banned From Travel
Despite his successful appeal for retrial, Egyptian novelist Ahmed Naji, author of The Use of Life, has been prevented from traveling through the Cairo airport by a government travel ban. The travel ban comes in the wake of a series of…
Graphic Novels Signed by Garth Ennis, Robert Kirkman, Jason Aaron, and More Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with graphic novels that have made their way to the big and small screens! Grab a copy of Preacher HC, signed by Garth Ennis; The Walking Dead, signed by Robert Kirkman or Charlie Adlard; Rocket & Groot, signed by Skottie Young; Thanos Rising, signed by Jason Aaron…
SDCC 2017: CBLDF Exclusive Gear!
CBLDF has created a number of limited availability exclusives for our donors attending Comic Con International in San Diego! Available in booth #1918 throughout the weekend, these items are brand new and several have been created especially for SDCC 2017! First up,…
Zunar Pessimistic About Chances for Overturning Travel Ban
Malaysian cartoonist Zunar is pessimistic about the chance of overturning his travel ban after a recent Court of Appeal decision. “Malaysian Court of Appeal today ruled that the right of Malaysian citizens to travel overseas is at the absolute discretion…
Celebrating the Freedom to Read This July 4!
One of our most cherished rights in the U.S. is the freedom to read — but sometimes we need to remind government authorities that we have that right. Here are a few books that CBLDF has helped defend so far…
TSA Ends Test of Separate Scanning for Books
The Transportation Security Administration has ended tests of a new requirement for passengers to remove books and other paper items from their carry-on luggage during security screening. An agency spokeswoman left room for the new rules to return at a…
Hearings Begin for Tucson’s Embattled Mexican American Studies Program
This week, the U.S. District Court for Arizona began hearing arguments in Acosta et al v. Huppenthal, a case that might determine the fate of Tucson’s embattled Mexican American Studies program. The Mexican American Studies program fell victim to House Bill…
Conejo Valley Board Leaves Part-Time Indian in Limbo for Upcoming School Year
Despite a letter from CBLDF and other members of NCAC’s Kids’ Right to Read Project, the school board of Conejo Valley Unified School District in Thousand Oaks, California failed to take any action on approving Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True…
Kenya Censorship Board Bans Six “Pro-Gay” Cartoons
Kenya’s Film Classification Board this month banned a total of six animated cartoons, including Adventure Time and Steven Universe, from airing within the country because they were judged to be “pro-gay.” In a statement defending its action, the KFCB claimed…