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Banned Books Week Update
This week, the Attorney General’s office for the state of Texas observed Banned Books Week by taking my deposition in Book People et al. v. Morath, the case in which the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and other plaintiffs are…
Book Ratings: A Tale of Four States
A frequent question we ask ourselves at CBLDF is, “What are the coming trends in graphic novel challenges?” A trend we’ve followed for over a year, and we have discussed on our panels, is the creation of a system to…
Texas School Investigated by Office for Civil Rights After Books Pulled
Granbury ISD, a district roughly 60 miles west of Dallas, is under federal investigation by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights after 131 books were removed from the school library in January of 2022. Before the start of…
UPDATE: Still Spinning in Llano
As we covered last April, citizens from Llano County, Texas, filed suit against the county and several public servants for breach of their First and Fourteenth amendment rights. In December of 2021 the Llano County Library System closed all three…
Flamer Sparks Police Investigation in Texas
Police temporarily removed the graphic novel Flamer by Mike Curato from a Katy ISD high school before the start of school this year. A criminal complaint alleging the district was providing material harmful to minors is what prompted the removal. The initial…
Bill Watch — Update on HB 666
New information came to light recently regarding Idaho’s House Bill 666, supporting the fact that two graphic novels, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel and Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe, were targeted by the legislation. HB…
All the Graphic Novels Texas Rep. Matt Krause Doesn’t Want Students to Read!
Late last year, Texas State Representative Matt Krause sent a letter to the Texas Education Agency and superintendents across the state; included with the letter was a list of almost 850 books. Krause requested that each district list which of…
Texas Legislators Target Vendors
Last week, Texas state representative Jared Patterson penned a letter to school superintendents across the state. The letter, signed by twenty-six fellow Republican representatives, called on the schools to sign an enclosed pledge. The pledge calls on school officials to “neither knowingly partner…
CBLDF at the Alamo Drafthouse — Free Screening and Panel
Houston-area residents prepare for a double-feature! This Wednesday, February 9, at 7:30 PM, the Alamo Drafthouse in Katy, Texas, will be hosting a free screening of Michelle Mower’s The Never List, followed by a panel discussion about the recent wave of book…