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The American Library Association and Banned Books Week Coalition are pleased to announce the theme for Banned Books Week 2025 ...
The theme of this year's event, according to the ALA, is "Freed Between the Lines." Each year, the ALA draws national ...
But if this makes some censorship permissible, what limits should the court place on the censor’s power? The court has long protected books and newspapers from “prior restraint” —from any ...
Eric Schmitt, stepped out as testimony on “the censorship industrial complex” was ongoing. He had an excuse: The Senate was voting on the nomination of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, author of the anti ...
Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope is a classic thriller that quietly includes queer themes, challenging Hollywood’s norms and influencing queer cinema.
Until it won the election in November, the GOP was the First Amendment party; establishment Democrats were censors. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance campaigned on free speech.
But it also asked to proofread scripts of future productions, and instituted an age restriction for certain shows with “adult themes.” Speaking with KQED, the singer and Broadway composer Sara ...
Ninety-five years ago Monday – March 31, 1930 – the Motion Picture Production Code, a form of industry self-censorship also known as the Hays Code, was formed, but not enforced until 1934.