The Brunswick County, North Carolina woman who last year waged a fruitless months-long battle to have Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian banned from a local middle school has resurfaced this week to challenge the same…
Indian Supreme Court Strikes Down Internet Censorship Law
Turkey’s Censorship Leads to More Outspoken Cartoonists
Last Gasp Adds More Titles to HUMBLE UNDERGROUND BOOK BUNDLE, Benefitting CBLDF!
Two long-time CBLDF supporters, Last Gasp Publishing and Humble Bundle, have partnered for the ultimate digital collection of underground comix artists and anthologies — the Humble Underground Book Bundle! Now they’ve added…
Banned Books Week Celebrates Young Adult Books in 2015
Young Adult books will be the focus of Banned Books Week in 2015, the event’s national planning committee announced today. Banned Books Week, the annual celebration of the freedom to read, will run from September 27…
Françoise Mouly: Kids’ Comics Deserve Respect
Jefferson Center Muzzle Awards Bestow Dishonor For Free Speech Violations
It’s time once again for the Muzzle Awards, presented annually by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression to “recognize” individuals or organizations that have committed egregious violations against free speech in…
A Look Back on the Controversy of Mortal Kombat
Zunar Remains Defiant Before Trial
Facing trial next month on nine counts of sedition which could carry a sentence of up to 43 years, Malaysian cartoonist Zunar has been making the English-language media rounds with a profile from news…
CBLDF will C U at C2E2!
This weekend the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is excited to arrive in the City of Broad Shoulders, to exhibit at C2E2! We will be in booth 309, with a ton of great stuff new for 2015, including the complimentary…
Imposing Rules on Satire Harms Free Expression
From events like the attack on Charlie Hebdo to the governmental persecution of cartoonists around the world, in light of what seems to be a disturbing increase in attacks on free speech a series of questions continue…
Last Week’s MoCCA Fest Leaves CBLDF with New Premiums for Supporters
Garry Trudeau Argues that Charlie Hebdo Crossed a Satirical Red Line
American political satirist and cartoonist Garry Trudeau is no stranger to inciting controversy with his work, and in his recent article published in The Atlantic, he invited further controversy with inflammatory comments equating the editorial decisions at…
CBLDF Podcast Episode 12: Emerald City LIVE! With Josh Fialkov, Ed Luce, and Dirk Wood!
In this episode, we come to you from Seattle, Washington, with a live recording from Emerald City Comic Con! Our panel includes Josh Fialkov (Elk’s Run, Punks, The Bunker, Ultimate FF), Ed Luce (Wuvable…
What Do We Know About the Frequently Challenged Comics of 2014?
Following the news that comics made up almost a third of the books on the American Library Association’s Top Ten List of Frequently Challenged Books for 2014, we did a bit of investigating for more information…