Federal Court Orders Return of Eight Banned Books to Llano County Libraries
The ruling addresses First Amendment violations and sets a precedent for future book removal cases in Texas and other Southern states.
- The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that eight books removed from Llano County libraries must be reinstated.
- The court found that removing books based on disagreement with their ideas violates the First Amendment.
- The ruling affects future litigation on book removals in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
- The decision follows a lawsuit filed by seven library patrons against Llano County officials.
- Dissenting judges argued that book curation should be a local, not judicial, decision.
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