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Texas Woman Accused of Self-Induced Abortion Was Jailed for 2 Nights Before Murder Charges Were Dismissed

Plus: An index of school book bans, new "ghost gun" regulations, and more...

Reason

‘Unparalleled in intensity’ – 1,500 book bans in US school districts.

Past nine months have seen censorship effort ‘unparalleled in its intensity’, with books on race and LGBTQ issues singled out

The Guardian - US

Want To Stop School Book Battles? Give Parents Real Choice in Education

State-level "gag orders" on teaching certain texts and ideas are terrible and utterly predictable in a one-size-fits-all K-12 educational system.

Reason

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read the most diverse news in one place.

Will Bunch: America has a New York Times-doesn't-get-the-First Amendment problem

It may be the most classic bit during the nine-season run of the iconic TV sitcom "Seinfeld": The time that Jerry shows up at the airport car rental place with his reservation, only to be told there aren't any cars. Like every other annoying aspect of everyday life, the mishap…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Progressives are resisting rightwing book banning campaigns – and are winning

Advocates defeated a reactionary measure in Indiana, suggesting a growing backlash against education censorship

The Guardian - US

Audible founder Don Katz to be honored by PEN America

The founder of Audible Inc., a leading force in the booming audiobook industry, will be honored in May at PEN America’s annual gala

The Independent UK

Bills to ban US schools’ discussion of LGBTQ+ issues are threat to free speech – report

Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill is one of many aiming ‘to lock LGBTQ+ topics on the wrong side of the schoolhouse gate’

The Guardian - US

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