I know Florida, Texas, and other counties have tried and succeeded to ban books, I wonder how that is even legal since we have the first amendment. I tried doing research on this since Huntington Beach is banning books and people were petitioning against that at the main library.

I made a little post asking people to petition on the Orange County sub.

  • morphballganon@lemmy.world
    101·
    6 months ago

    When we talk about the legality of banning something, those laws are often on the federal level and apply to federal institutions. If an institution is state- or county-funded, they can have their own rules.

    • DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world
      1·
      6 months ago

      Not necessarily.

      The incorporation doctrine of the 14th amendment applies the Bill of Rights to the states as well as federal government.

      …No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.