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flag A Florida book ban law is blocked by a judge for violating students' free speech rights.

flag A federal judge has struck down parts of Florida’s 2023 book ban law, HB 1069, ruling it unconstitutional for violating students’ First Amendment rights. flag The law, which allowed schools to remove books within five days of a complaint and hold public hearings, was challenged after a student couldn’t access Jack Kerouac’s "On the Road." flag Judge Carlos Mendoza found no evidence that any of the 23 challenged books were obscene and said the law’s broad, community standards-based removal process conflicted with decades of free speech precedent. flag The decision blocks future removals under the law and may influence similar cases in Texas, South Carolina, and Utah, though it doesn’t require schools to restore banned books.

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