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Govenor JB Pritzker signed legislation that cuts off state funding to public libraries that attempt to ban books with the message, "In Illinois, we are banning hate, not books."
Democratic Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on Monday pushed back against the largely conservative culture war movement.
A coalition of 18 plaintiffs—including a powerful alliance of library, publishing, author, and bookseller groups—are suing to strike down a controversial new law exposing librarians and booksellers to criminal liability.
With oral arguments set for June 7 before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, librarians and publishers have weighed in on a closely watched case in Texas concerning the banning of books in Llano County, Texas.
Calls to ban books in public libraries have popped up around the country, with the American Library Association reporting a record number of demands to censor books in 2022. Recently the battle came to Rio Rancho, but those challenges were unsuccessful.