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Senators Laphonza Butler (D-CA) and Tina Smith (D-MN) spoke on the chamber floor about book bans in public and school libraries.

Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA) argued on the chamber floor that Congress should implement ways to stop potential book bans, and that U.S. citizens should read what they wish. She talked abou…

Writers Suzanne Nossel, Jocelyn Chadwick, and Brooklyn Public Library CEO Linda Johnson talked about recent book bans and their efforts to stop them.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias (D) joined advocates for and against book bans in testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Mr. Giannoulias focused on Illinois' new ant…

Bridgette Exman discussed her actions when she was criticized nationally for her efforts to comply with a state law on “age appropriate” books in Mason City, Iowa, school libraries. About Bo…

Viewers commented on their support of or opposition to book bans in schools.

Moms for Liberty’s Tina Descovich and National Coalition Against Censorship’s Nora Pelizzari discussed efforts by some parent groups to review and possibly remove books that are considered t…

Charles Haynes discussed the First Amendment in schools with students from around the nation participating in the Close Up Foundation’s week-long government studies program. A video clip was…

The panel talked about the controversies surrounding intelligent design and evolution when taught in schools. Dr. Princehouse argued against intelligent design and Dr. Behe argued in favor o…

Joel Westheimer talked about the book he edited, Pledging Allegiance: The Politics of Patriotism in America’s Schools, published by Teachers College Press. William Ayers spoke about his cont…

Participants discussed the First Amendment rights of students with students participating in Close Up Foundation’s week-long government studies program. Topics included whether the phrase “B…

Guests talked about court cases over students' free speech rights. Monday, March 19, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the Morse v. Frederick case. At issue was whether hig…

The forum “Beyond Censorship: Technologies and Policies to Give Parents Control Over Children’s Media Content” discussed how best to protect children from inappropriate media and guide them…

The Association of American Law Schools Section on Mass Communication Law hosted a panel discussion on “Sex, Thugs and Lock ‘n’ Load: Minors and the Regulation of Expression.” Scholars disc…

Representative Jones spoke about what he sees as an environment of hostility toward conservative views on college campuses. He also responded to questions from the audience after prepared re…

Panelists discussed state textbook adoption policies. Among the topics addressed were censorship, the influence of pressure groups in textbook selection, the quality of currently published t…

Professor Diane Ravitch talked about her book The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn, published by Knopf. She described the censorship of books that interest …

Participants spoke about the rights of parents to determine curriculum and school practices for their children. They examined the importance of parental involvement in education as well as t…

Educators, parents, children and others met to discuss the availability of the “Goosebumps” series by R.L. Stine in local school libraries in the second of two hearings, which feature commen…

Participants talked about the organization’s 13th annual report on school censorship that examines the limitations on textbooks, libraries, the arts and other materials. They also took quest…