Publisher and Parents Sue Florida School District Over Book Bans.

PEN America and Penguin Random House have filed a lawsuit against the school district and board in Escambia County, Florida, challenging decisions to restrict or remove books from school libraries. The suit argues that these decisions violate the First and 14th Amendments and asks the court to restore the books to the shelves and restrain the school district from removing or restricting access to them. The lawsuit names 10 books which the school board removed from the shelves, overriding the recommendations of a district review committee, including two written by plaintiffs in the suit, George M. Johnson and Kyle Lukoff.