Texas libraries case has lawyers, publishers worried about legal precedents
Protesters outside the Llano County, Texas, sheriff’s office in April. County officials are embroiled in a lawsuit over materials pulled from county libraries. Photo by Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune
June 19 (UPI) —
For decades, public libraries across the country — and their staff — have operated under a modern understanding of court rulings that say books and other materials cannot be removed simply because government officials do not like the ideas they contain.
But as the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals considers a case of over library books in Llano County, Texas, allegedly plucked from shelves