Florida court upholds freedom to read in ‘PRH v. Gibson’
Aug 14 2025
In an order that sets a strong precedent for keeping books on public school library shelves, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has upheld the freedom to read in Penguin Random House v. Gibson. Filed in August 2024, the lawsuit challenges key provisions of Florida House Bill 1069, which was signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in May 2023 and purports to bar “pornographic” materials and content that “depicts or describes sexual content” from school and classroom libraries.
Source: Publishers Weekly