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When are book bans unconstitutional? A First Amendment scholar explains

  • Written by Erica Goldberg, Associate Professor of Law, University of Dayton
imageThere was a surge in book banning in 2021.valmas/ iStock / Getty Images Plus

The United States has become a nation divided over importantissues in K-12 education, including which books students should be able to read in public school.

Efforts to ban books from school curricula, remove books from libraries and keep lists of books that some find...

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