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LOC Cues Up the 25th National Book Festival
In a tumultuous year for the nation and federal agencies, the Library of Congress is getting ready to host its 25th annual National Book Festival, taking place in Washington, D.C., on September 6.
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AFSCME, Cultural Organizations Ask Court to Reinforce IMLS Protection
Labor union AFSCME and a coalition of library, museum, and cultural organizations filed an amicus brief in Rhode Island v. Trump, standing with the embattled Institute of Museum and Library Services and asking a federal court to commit to an injunction.
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PRH Presses Forward in Case Against Idaho Book Banning Law
Plaintiffs challenging Idaho’s book banning law, HB 710, in Penguin Random House v. Raúl Labrador filed a notice of appeal on August 21. Three days later, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled oral arguments for November in a similar HB 710 case.
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Attorneys General Beseech R.I. Judge to Protect IMLS
Twenty-one states’ attorneys general have asked a federal judge, who granted a preliminary injunction in May, to enter a summary judgment in State of Rhode Island v. Trump and protect the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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On Third Attempt, Copyright Chief Again Denied Injunctive Relief
A federal judge, who previously ruled against register of copyright Shira Perlmutter’s requests for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction, denied her latest emergency motion in Perlmutter v. Blanche on August 20.
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Defiant Fired Copyright Chief Urges Federal Court to Connect the Dots
Shira Perlmutter, who is suing the federal government over the Trump administration’s move to dismiss her as U.S. register of copyrights, once again asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to grant an injunction, drawing connections between the timing of her dismissal and the release of the administration’s AI Action Plan.
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Freedom to Read Advocates Cheer Decision in ‘PRH v. Gibson’
The American Library Association, Authors Guild, Florida Library Association, Florida Freedom to Read Project, and others see Judge Carlos E. Mendoza’s August 13 order in PRH v. Gibson as an important step in protecting First Amendment rights.
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Florida Court Upholds Freedom to Read in ‘PRH v. Gibson’
Publishers, authors, and readers are claiming a “sweeping victory” in the decision by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in the lawsuit over the state’s efforts to bar books that “depict or describe sexual content” from school and classroom libraries.
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Florida Public Schools Remove Library Books, Fearing State Reprisal
At least nine Florida counties have removed hundreds of books from public school classrooms and libraries ahead of the 2025–2026 school year, PEN America reported, amid concerns over legal action from the state’s Board of Education and Attorney General.
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IBPA Approved as ALA Affiliate
The American Library Association announced July 30 that the Independent Book Publishers Association is now an ALA affiliate. ALA president Sam Helmick and IBPA CEO Andrea Fleck-Nisbet talked with PW about the significance of the alliance.
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