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BOOK PEOPLE, INC. v. WONG

1:23-cv-00858-ADA.

692 F.Supp.3d 660 (2023)

BOOK PEOPLE, INC., VBK, Inc. d/b/a Blue Willow Bookshop, American Booksellers Association, Association of American Publishers, Authors Guild, Inc., Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Plaintiffs, v. Martha WONG in her official capacity as chair of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Keven Ellis in his official capacity as chair of the Texas Board of Education, Mike Morath in his official capacity as Commissioner of Education, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Texas, Austin Division.

Signed September 18, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Lewis Robb, Michael Joseph Lambert, William Reid Pillifant, Laura Lee Prather, Haynes & Boone, LLP, Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs.

Amy Elizabeth Pletscher, Christina Cella, Office of the Attorney General, General Litigation Division, Austin, TX, for Defendants Martha Wong, Kevin Ellis, Mike Morath.

Everett William Jack, Jr., Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Portland, OR, Celyra Imani Myers, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Washington, DC, Linda J. Steinman, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY, for Amici Amici Association of University Presses, Freedom to Read Foundation, Freedom to Learn Advocates, American Association of School Librarians.

Celyra Imani Myers, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Washington, DC, Linda J. Steinman, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY, for Amicus Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc.

Everett William Jack, Jr., Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Portland, OR, for Amici Association of University Presses, Barnes & Noble, Inc.

ORDER

Texas faces the important issue of what books should be provided and accessible to students in public school libraries in grades K-12. One of the many issues it considers is the sexual content of the hundreds, if not thousands, of books that are available. Depending...

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