""Our government inserted itself into the personal reading choices of the citizens,""
""[n]o one is banning""
""disappointed patron can't find a book in the library, he can order it online, buy it from a bookstore, or borrow it from a friend.""
""I do believe library users have First Amendment rights, and I do believe that local communities should be able to fight for the kinds of stories they want to see on their local shelves.""
The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to the removal of more than a dozen books from a central Texas county's libraries, leaving a 5th Circuit ruling in place. The appeals court rejected the claim that the constitutional right to receive information extends to public libraries. Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan wrote that "[n]o one is banning" books and that a "disappointed patron can't find a book in the library, he can order it online, buy it from a bookstore, or borrow it from a friend." Plaintiffs sued over removals including Caste and They Called Themselves the K.K.K. Retired librarian Carolyn Foote warned the decision could embolden further efforts to restrict library and school collections. Plaintiffs expressed concern that the ruling will be cited in future attempts to remove books from public shelves.
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