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No right to information at public libraries, 5th Circuit rules
A Texas public library did not violate patrons' right to free speech by removing books due to their content, the Fifth ...
5th Circuit rules Texas library patrons have no First Amendment right to information
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for the first time Friday that public library patrons have no right to receive ...
Fifth Circuit Says No Right to Fight Library Book Removals (1)
A federal appeals court ruled that a public librarian’s decision to pull certain books off the shelves can’t be challenged ...
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5th Circuit reverses injunction against Texas library that removed challenged books
Breaking with other circuit courts, the conservative 5th Circuit ruled plaintiffs have no right to receive information from ...
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Appeals Court Ruling Raises Bar for Challenging School Book Bans
A federal appeals court rejected a challenge to book removals in a Texas public library and overruled a precedent on school ...
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Appeals Court Reverses Ruling in Texas Book Ban Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 23 reversed a district court’s preliminary injunction and dismissed ...
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Ninth Circuit Holds School Board Trustee Liable for Blocking Public Comments on Her Social Media Account
Recently, the Ninth Circuit had the opportunity to apply the U.S. Supreme Court’s test laid out in Lindke v. Freed (March 2024) to determine whether ...
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Second Circuit Rules on Scope of VPPA Protection
On May 1, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its decision in Solomon v. Flipps Media, Inc., affirming ...
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5th Circuit rules Texas library patrons have no First Amendment right to information
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for the first time Friday that public library patrons have no right to receive information under the First Amendment, overturning a decades-old precedent ...