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Public libraries - Conservatives team with politicians to remove books & board members
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<blockquote data-quote="essentialsaltes" data-source="post: 77588610" data-attributes="member: 294566"><p><h3><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/04/texas-librarian-fired-censor-books-lawsuit/72845159007/" target="_blank">Librarian sues Texas county after being fired for refusing to remove banned books</a></h3><p>Plaintiff Suzette Baker, a Texas native, was the head librarian at the Kingsland Public Library in Llano County, about 65 miles northwest of Austin. She is suing the county, the county Commissioners Court, County Judge Ron Cunningham and several community activists who were appointed to the Library Advisory Board during a push for book removals.</p><p></p><p>Baker is arguing that terminating her employment constitutes discrimination against minority groups through book bans, suppressing her First Amendment rights as well as those of other residents. The complaint seeks back pay, attorney's fees and an injunction ordering the county to cease behavior that discriminates against minorities and suppresses residents' First Amendment rights.</p><p></p><p>A veteran and mother of five adult children, Baker had more than a decade of experience as a librarian before joining the library and loved her job, which she considered her life’s calling.</p><p></p><p>In January 2022, the Commissioners Court, Cunningham and Commissioner Jerry Don Moss voted to dissolve the county's library advisory board and appoint 12 new members, all of whom were part of the community group pushing for book removals, the lawsuit says.</p><p></p><p>A group of Llano County residents who opposed the censorship filed a lawsuit in April 2022 [I think that must be the one in the quote and post #36]. A judge for the Western District of Texas ruled the court had violated First Amendment rights and <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/state/2023/03/31/judge-issues-preliminary-injunction-on-llano-county-banned-books-case/70069902007/" target="_blank">issued a preliminary injunction that ordered the county to replace numerous books</a> in April 2023. [That's currently on appeal]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="essentialsaltes, post: 77588610, member: 294566"] [HEADING=2][URL='https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/04/texas-librarian-fired-censor-books-lawsuit/72845159007/']Librarian sues Texas county after being fired for refusing to remove banned books[/URL][/HEADING] Plaintiff Suzette Baker, a Texas native, was the head librarian at the Kingsland Public Library in Llano County, about 65 miles northwest of Austin. She is suing the county, the county Commissioners Court, County Judge Ron Cunningham and several community activists who were appointed to the Library Advisory Board during a push for book removals. Baker is arguing that terminating her employment constitutes discrimination against minority groups through book bans, suppressing her First Amendment rights as well as those of other residents. The complaint seeks back pay, attorney's fees and an injunction ordering the county to cease behavior that discriminates against minorities and suppresses residents' First Amendment rights. A veteran and mother of five adult children, Baker had more than a decade of experience as a librarian before joining the library and loved her job, which she considered her life’s calling. In January 2022, the Commissioners Court, Cunningham and Commissioner Jerry Don Moss voted to dissolve the county's library advisory board and appoint 12 new members, all of whom were part of the community group pushing for book removals, the lawsuit says. A group of Llano County residents who opposed the censorship filed a lawsuit in April 2022 [I think that must be the one in the quote and post #36]. A judge for the Western District of Texas ruled the court had violated First Amendment rights and [URL='https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/state/2023/03/31/judge-issues-preliminary-injunction-on-llano-county-banned-books-case/70069902007/']issued a preliminary injunction that ordered the county to replace numerous books[/URL] in April 2023. [That's currently on appeal] [/QUOTE]
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