Popular cartoonist Liz Climo, one of the animators for long-running hit TV show The Simpsons who is also well known for her adorable animal cartoons, is one of the most recent users to find their work censored unnecessarily by Tumblr…
Remembering Batton Lash
We’re saddened to mark the passing of Batton Lash, creator of the series Supernatural Law, and a long-time friend of CBLDF. Best remembered for his generous kindness, dapper attire, and welcoming demeanor, Lash was a fixture of San Diego Comic-Con…
Exclusive DC Legends Artifact Edition, Signed by Jim Lee to Benefit CBLDF!
Support Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s important work in 2019 AND snag a brand-new, limited edition, exclusive CBLDF variant of Jim Lee: DC Legends Artifact Edition, signed on a limited tip-in bookplate by the incomparable Jim Lee! CBLDF supporters have the opportunity to…
4 Years After “Je Suis Charlie” – Are We?
This week marked the 4th anniversary of the gruesome Charlie Hedbo attack, where two brothers, Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, forced their way into the newspaper’s office and killed 12 people, injuring 11 more. At the time of the tragedy, the…
Supreme Court Rejects Petition from Prison Legal News
On Monday, January 7th the Supreme Court rejected a First Amendment dispute over the Florida Department of Corrections statewide ban of Prison Legal News (PLN), a magazine distributed monthly by Human Rights Defense Center. The ban has been in place…
Vandal Destroys PA Library Book Because of Bad Words
A copy of Susan Wigg’s summer romance Lakeside Cottage was returned to the Mifflin County Library in Lewistown Pennsylvania after some anonymous editor had crossed out all the bad words in the entire book with a Sharpie. Library Director Molly…