In Episode 4 of the High School SCOTUS Podcast, Hannah and Elise speak with two guests, April Dawkins of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro and Emerson Sykes of the ACLU’s Speech and Privacy project, about freedom to access information in schools. We focus heavily on censorship and removing books from school libraries, beginning with a preview of Island Trees School District v. Pico before taking a deep dive into the current legal and political debate over books in our school libraries. Listen up! This is an important one.

Mentioned in this episode:

Island School District v. Pico

González v. Douglas

Counts v. Cedarville School District

American Civil Liberties Union of Florida v. Miami Dade County School Board

ACLU of Missouri Sues Wentzville School District to Stop Banning Books

More reading:

NYT: What Students are Saying About Banning Books From Schools

Vox: Why Book Banning is Back

Bloomberg Law: Laws Aimed at Critical Race Theory May Face Legal Challenges