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Richard Luscombe in Miami

Major publishers sue Florida over ‘unconstitutional’ school book ban

a person looks at books on shelves in a library
A person browses at a Miami-Dade public library branch in Florida on 19 July 2023. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Six major book publishers have teamed up to sue the US state of Florida over an “unconstitutional” law that has seen hundreds of titles purged from school libraries following rightwing challenges.

The landmark action targets the “sweeping book removal provisions” of House Bill 1069, which required school districts to set up a mechanism for parents to object to anything they considered pornographic or inappropriate.

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