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A coalition of major publishing houses, along with several prominent authors, students, and parents, filed a lawsuit Thursday against Florida public school officials. It challenges the state's controversial 2023 law, which has led to the widespread removal of books from public school libraries.
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The free expression group analyzed Florida鈥檚 culture war laws over the years. They released 'The Florida Effect,' a report arguing that legislation in Florida under Gov. Ron DeSantis is influencing the country on issues such as LGBTQ rights and anti-protest bills.
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Judy Blume, James Patterson and Michael Connelly are among 24 prominent writers who have raised more than $3 million to help PEN America open a center in Miami and expand it efforts to counter Florida鈥檚 surge in book bannings in recent years.
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Attorneys for New College of Florida is threatening to sue a group of former faculty members and students because they have formed an alternative online institute named 鈥淎lt New College."
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According to PEN America, during the 2022鈥23 school year, Florida's public schools banned more than 1,400 books across 33 school districts.
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Between July and December 2022, the free speech advocacy group PEN America reports Florida school districts banned 357 titles.
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The event comes as state lawmakers seek to limit what topics can be taught at Florida's public colleges and universities.
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PEN America and two other free speech groups are calling for school officials in Florida to reinstate a high school production of Paula Vogel's Indecent, a play that is itself about censorship.