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ACLU of LA executive director @Alanah_ACLU released the following statement in response to the Senate Education Committee advancing Senate Bill 7: 🧵
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"Today, the Senate Education Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 7, a library censorship bill that would restrict Louisianans’ access to library materials and punish libraries that refuse to comply.
SB7 is nothing more than government censorship, which is unconstitutional. The First Amendment’s free speech protections extend to children and young adults, and strongly protect access to materials in public libraries.
As our Courts have consistently made clear, public officials do not have the right to create laws that dictate which ideas are appropriate for people to learn.
As we’ve seen across the country and in comments made at the LA Legislature, efforts to implement censorship policies like those in SB7 disproportionately target materials about marginalized identities, including Black, Brown, and LGBTQ+ communities.
This is discriminatory and violates Louisianans’ rights.
All Louisianans have a constitutional right to access information about all types of people and histories. SB7 will have a chilling effect on the availability of library materials for students to read, explore, and grow."
All Louisianans have a constitutional right to access information about all types of people and histories. SB7 will have a chilling effect on the availability of library materials for students to read, explore, and grow."
Read our open letter on library censorship to learn more about the Constitution's protections against government censorship and viewpoint-based discrimination in libraries:
laaclu.org/en/press-relea…
laaclu.org/en/press-relea…
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