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Mississippi Poised to Enact Sweeping Educational Gag Order
April 11, 2025
Learn More: Mississippi Poised to Enact Sweeping Educational Gag Order
White House Censorship of Journalists’ Pool Reports Is a “Blatant” Effort to Keep the Public in the Dark
April 11, 2025
Learn More: White House Censorship of Journalists’ Pool Reports Is a “Blatant” Effort to Keep the Public in the Dark
Florida’s Bill for All Textbooks to Rename “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America” is an Assault on Freedom of Expression
April 10, 2025
Learn More: Florida’s Bill for All Textbooks to Rename “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America” is an Assault on Freedom of Expression
Finalists Announced for 2025 Literary Awards with Winners of Career-Achievement Honors: Novelist Mia Couto, Playwright Mona Mansour and Editor Dr. Charles H. Rowell
April 10, 2025
Learn More: Finalists Announced for 2025 Literary Awards with Winners of Career-Achievement Honors: Novelist Mia Couto, Playwright Mona Mansour and Editor Dr. Charles H. Rowell
Legal Brief Argues White House Executive Order is a Threat to Press Freedom
April 10, 2025
Learn More: Legal Brief Argues White House Executive Order is a Threat to Press Freedom
In U.S. Supreme Court Case Centered on LGBTQ-Related Books in Classrooms, A Ruling Giving Parents the Right to ‘Opt-Out’ Their Children Would Infringe on Free Speech for Others
April 9, 2025
Learn More: In U.S. Supreme Court Case Centered on LGBTQ-Related Books in Classrooms, A Ruling Giving Parents the Right to ‘Opt-Out’ Their Children Would Infringe on Free Speech for Others
Journalists Can’t Be Subject to the Whim of the White House
April 8, 2025
Learn More: Journalists Can’t Be Subject to the Whim of the White House
PEN America and Maryland ACLU Argue in Legal Filing that U.S. Education Department Policies Will Turbocharge Book Bans and Expand Censorship
April 7, 2025
Learn More: PEN America and Maryland ACLU Argue in Legal Filing that U.S. Education Department Policies Will Turbocharge Book Bans and Expand Censorship
Comedian and Writer Amber Ruffin To Host PEN America’s Spring Gala
April 7, 2025
Learn More: Comedian and Writer Amber Ruffin To Host PEN America’s Spring Gala
