Ian Hodgson writes: “A coalition of the nation’s largest book publishers filed a lawsuit August 29 against Florida education officials alleging that a 2023 Florida law that increased scrutiny of school library books unconstitutionally limits free speech. The law requires school librarians to remove books that contain ‘sexual conduct,’ with no consideration of the work’s educational or artistic merit, according to the complaint. Once a parent or resident of the county objects to the book, it must be removed within five days and remain unavailable until the objection is resolved.”