Public Officials’ Interference in Kennesaw State University Anthem Protests an Alarming Infringement on First Amendment Rights
Punishing students for peaceful expression is a clear infringement on their rights and a distortion of the role of the university in American life. More
Reports that Capitol Police Barred Journalists From Taping Health Care Protests and Ordered Videos Deleted Raise Serious First and Fourth Amendment Concerns
Reports that journalists covering protests at yesterday’s Senate vote to begin repealing the Affordable Care Act were forced to delete pictures of protesters being removed from the Senate chamber… More
United States: University of Tennessee’s decision to terminate WUTC radio reporter Jacqui Helbert is an overreaction
The decision to terminate WUTC radio reporter Jacqui Helbert following allegations of unethical reporting practices was an overreaction on the part of the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, PEN America… More
Joint Letter: The Problem with Banishing Books
Joint letter on the problem of banishing books that are deemed controversial. More
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PEN America has filed an Amicus brief in her case against Ron DeSantis' “Stop W.O.K.E.” act https://pen.org/pen-america-supports-challenge-to-desantis-stop-woke-law/
Orange County library app ban sets “worrisome precedent.”
"Amid the wave of book bans and educational censorship... there’s a misconception that #California is going to be immune to these forces. Clearly, that’s mistaken," says PEN America's Allison Lee.
https://pen.org/press-release/suspension-of-virtual-library-app-by-cas-orange-unified-school-district-is-an-overreaction-and-sets-a-worrisome-precedent/
“A Florida law signed by DeSantis… is about establishing the idea that books are inherently dangerous objects, to the degree that no student can be allowed to handle one without heavy-handed surveillance,” writes @AmandaMarcotte #FreedomToRead https://www.salon.com/2023/01/25/sorry-twitter-but-floridas-on-books-is-no-joke--ron-desantis-wants-to-keep-kids-from-reading/