The legislation is in response to a growing movement that has targeted books across the country, most frequently those about race, racism, gender, or sexuality. Proponents say the law will make it ...

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, signed a bill into law on Monday to prohibit public libraries and school libraries from banning books in the state. The law will also implement protections ...

Phil Murphy (D) signed the Freedom to Read Act into law on Monday ... A recent report from free-speech nonprofit PEN America found a major increase in book bans during the 2023-2024 school ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy at the Princeton Public Library on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, signs legislation aimed ...

New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy signed the "Freedom to Read Act" into law on Monday, making it illegal for public and school libraries to ban books based on their content or the ...

Gov. Phil Murphy has signed the Freedom to Read Act into law in an effort to prevent “arbitrary” book banning and protect the rights of students, parents and communities at New Jersey schools ...

While it prevents the censorship of books in the event that someone finds them offensive, the law does restrict “developmentally inappropriate material” for specific age groups. Local school ...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a law Monday prohibiting book banning in state libraries and schools. The law says school boards and the governing boards of public libraries need to create ...

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state and to enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges ...

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Librarians and schools weary from escalating efforts to ban books have new protections under legislation Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Monday. The “Freedom to Read Act” limits book bans in public ...