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The Government’s Increasing Interest in Your Electronic Devices

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is currently challenging the United States government in two separate cases that seek to limit the powers of border patrol agents in regards to the search of electronic devices without any suspicion of illegal…

CBLDF Executive Director Talks to FANBOY RADIO

CBLDF Executive Director recently talked to Fanboy Radio about CBLDF’s mission, our most recent case, and our plans for 2013. Host Scott Hinze and the Fanboy Radio team also spoke with Brownstein about CBLDF’s Spirit of Giving campaign and CBLDF’s…

CBLDF’s Holiday Gift Guide

Finish your holiday shopping by ordering signed graphic novels for the fan in your life and support free speech at the same time!  CBLDF has a tremendous range of signed books by creators including Neil Gaiman, George R.R. Martin, Art…

Teaching Controversial Comics: A First-Hand Account

As we were traversing the interwebs, we came across an amazing article courtesy of The Comics Observer and educator Anastasia Betts about the use of controversial graphic novels in classrooms. What follows is the entirety of the article, reprinted here…

CBLDF Signs On Against Massachusetts Challenge

The season of book challenges and bans continues for CBLDF, the Kids’ Right to Read Project, and allied groups, which yesterday issued a letter in defense of two books targeted for removal from 9th and 10th grade classrooms in Springfield,…

Spirit of Giving Personalized Graphic Novel Offer Ends Today!

Today is your last opportunity to get graphic novels SIGNED and PERSONALIZED by more than 20 comics masters including Neil Gaiman, Art Spiegelman, Alison Bechdel, Jeff Smith, Brian K. Vaughan, Raina Telgemeier, Jason Aaron, Mike Allred, Sergio Aragones, and more as…

South Carolina CBS Affiliate Covers NEONOMICON Ban

WSPA, a Greenville, South Carolina, CBS affiliate, covered the ban of Neonomicon in last night’s newscast, interviewing Pat Scales, retired librarian and member of the National Coalition Against Censorship’s Council of Advisors. Scales adamantly stated that the removal of the…

NEONOMICON Banned in South Carolina

The library director of the Greenville, South Carolina, public library system has made the decision to remove Alan Moore’s award-winning graphic novel Neonomicon from shelves throughout the system despite a letter of support from CBLDF, the National Colation Against Censorship, and the…

Last Day For Personalized Alan Moore Books!

Today is the last day to reserve your personalized Alan Moore books from Comic Book Legal Defense Fund!  To ensure these books arrive in time for Christmas delivery, we must have all personalization requests in by 12 AM Pacific time…

Swedish Artist Talks About Life in Wake of Mohammed Cartoon

Swedish artist Lars Vilks found himself at the center of controversy in 2007 when his cartoon featuring the Prophet Mohammed’s head on a dog’s body was published. Today, he remains a controversial figure, a fact that influences the way he…