PEN America: Texas Law Requiring Book Ratings for 'Sexual Relevance' in Schools Spurs Lawsuit
July 27, 2023
July 27, 2023
NEW YORK, July 27 -- PEN America issued the following news release on July 26, 2023:
A group of publishers and booksellers filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against HB 900, claiming the Texas law violates First Amendment rights by forcing private business to comply with government views. The law, which is set to go into effect in September, will require individual booksellers to "rate" books sold to public schools for sexual content and would prohibit booksellers from doing busin . . .
A group of publishers and booksellers filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against HB 900, claiming the Texas law violates First Amendment rights by forcing private business to comply with government views. The law, which is set to go into effect in September, will require individual booksellers to "rate" books sold to public schools for sexual content and would prohibit booksellers from doing busin . . .