One of the country’s largest publishers has filed a lawsuit against a Florida school district for pulling certain books.
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Penguin-Random-House, and the nonprofit Pen America, are suing the Escambia County school district.
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The suit claims removing books about people of color and LGBT people violates the 1st and 14th Amendments.
The publisher wants the books returned to library shelves.
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