State asks for stay of federal judge's ruling to strike down Illinois assault weapons ban
There was a new motion Friday in the fight over Illinois' assault weapons ban. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the ...
Globe Gazette14h
Iowa Education Board advances rules restricting school books
The Iowa Board of Education voted Wednesday to move ahead with final rules seeking to clarify restrictions under a state law ...
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Books dwindle on Rutherford County Schools library shelves as 150 titles flagged for immediate removal
On Tuesday, librarians within Rutherford County Schools received a list of 150 allegedly sexually explicit titles with an ...
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Iowa, among the nation's top book-ban states, set to finalize school rules
Axios VisualsIowa recorded the country's second-highest number of book ban instances in the last school year per a new report by PEN America, a literacy nonprofit that advocates for human rights.Why ...
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Illinois files notice of appeal after district court strikes down gun ban
Attorneys for the state of Illinois filed a notice of appeal with the federal district court that found the state’s gun and ...
Study maps how nonprofit religious groups set up facilities near abortion clinics
When patients who have appointments at the Planned Parenthood in Carbondale, Illinois, are late, staff members often know ...
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Federal judge strikes down Illinois’ gun ban as unconstitutional; state quickly appeals
A downstate federal judge on Friday ruled that Illinois’ sweeping gun ban is unconstitutional and can no longer be enforced ...
US judge tosses Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, governor pledges swift appeal
A federal judge has overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that ...
Evanston/Skokie D65’s Bessie Rhodes avoids middle school grade closures
Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies will remain open for seventh and eighth grade students, the superintendent for ...
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Freely access banned books nationwide
During Banned Books Week 2024, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) announced that it would make more than 1,300 ...
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Federal judge declares IL’s gun ban unconstitutional, stays ruling for 30 days
(The Center Square) – A federal judge in East St. Louis found Illinois’ gun and magazine ban is unconstitutional and enjoined ...
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Ellen Hopkins, Sarah J. Maas among most-banned authors in schools
Ellen Hopkins (523 instances of bans, affecting 19 of her books), followed by Sarah J. Maas (481 instances; 22 books). The most commonly-banned book was “Nineteen Minutes” by Jodi Picoult (98 ...