PEN America Urges Tennessee Gov. Lee to Reject Legislation That Would Subject Publishers and Book Distributors to Criminal Penalties for 'Obscene Materials' Sent to Public Schools
April 20, 2023
April 20, 2023
NEW YORK, April 20 (TNStalk) -- PEN America issued the following statement on April 19, 2023:
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PEN America said today a Tennessee bill that would open book publishers and distributors to criminal prosecution for sending "obscene materials" to public schools is a censorious effort to "intimidate and chill" the publishing industry. The free expression organization called on Gov. Bill Lee to reject signing Senate Bill 1059.
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PEN America said today a Tennessee bill that would open book publishers and distributors to criminal prosecution for sending "obscene materials" to public schools is a censorious effort to "intimidate and chill" the publishing industry. The free expression organization called on Gov. Bill Lee to reject signing Senate Bill 1059.
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