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A letter from NCAC was sent to the Emmaus board of education urging them to keep the novel. "Prep" was not removed from the reading list. +
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A letter from NCAC was sent to the Seattle library urging them to keep the manga on their shelves. The comic book was not removed. +
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A letter was sent by NCAC lambasting the challenge and the novel was kept in the school library. +
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A letter was sent by NCAC urging the school to keep the novel and the challenge was dropped. +
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A letter was written to the school board, and after reviewing the book, the review committee at the school decided to keep the book in the curriculum. The challenge now moves to the district level. +
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A month after the artwork’s installation, the artist received a contract termination from the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority stating ''Monumental Interventions'' had been taken down with no explanation (which was within the contract’s legal terms) and no contact from the curatorial team. According to the airport authority, the installation was removed because “the artwork delivered by the artist did not match the proposal.” +
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A petition on Change.org for Carter has garnered over 10,000 signatures, and an anonymous donor has gotten Carter out on bail on July 11th. However, a July 3 press release from the district attorney noted that the charges against Carter may carry a punishment of up to 10 years in prison. In August, pretrial hearings of the case began. The next court appearance is set for October 24th.
What the verdict will most likely be is that his post was too ambiguous to be deemed a terroristic threat, but even if Carter is proven innocent of terroristic, threatening speech, the case will be a clear example of the chilling effect that web surveillance, coupled with a heightened sensitivity to violent remarks, can have on free expression on the web. +
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A supreme court case affirmed the right of educators to suppress student speech at school events which promote drug use. +
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ACX responded saying they placed these books on hold for "content". As of March 7, 2020, ACX has not published these books. On August 5, 2022, ACX sent its form email that it has published Let's Use Free to Speech to Praise Visiting Iceland. On August 11, 2022, ACX sent its form email that it has published Let's Use Free Speech to Exalt Cuntbusting. ACX also sent emails announcing promo codes for both these books. +
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Abbad Yahya remained in Qatar following the confiscation of his book, as he feared that he would be arrested if he returned home. English PEN released a statement supporting the author, pointing out the problematic censoring actions of the Palestinian government. In addition to this statement, The department of culture and information of the Palestine Liberation Organization also condemned the actions of the Attorney General's office, saying that it "opens the door for an endless censorship, which violates freedom of expression and right to creative writing."
A book club in the West Bank city of Nablus canceled a public discussion on ''Crime in Ramallah'' after its members received anonymous death threats.
Hamas also condemned the novel, and the head of the Palestinian writers' union criticized it. However, prominent Palestinian intellectuals have demanded that the ban be rescinded. +
According to one source, the charges have been dismissed, [http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_34937.shtml] although further verification is scant. +
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After Ann-Marie Stillion filed a police report shortly after the incident, A KIRO 7 news crew went to the address listed for Bel-Kirk, but no one came to the door. On the Yelp page for the business, a user wrote "Bel-Kirk has a great reputation in our region and an organized group of activist(s) are trying to slander an employee who was trying his best to complete a job safely in a challenging and dangerous situation" and that "This is nothing more than a hate crime against a hard working guy trying to get a job done without falling off a ladder." The worker's boss did not apologize, but he assured the artist that it would not happen again and that they respect her artistic work. +
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After Smith's mic was unplugged, the audience rioted and the censorship incident was widely reported in the state of Tennessee. Track 29 released a public statement in which they apologized and ensured all whom were present that their actions were for the betterment, safety, and security of the audience members. Corey Smith released a statement in which he explains this incident as a disgusting example of his rights being taken away from him. +
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After a lawsuit brought against the state from the Michigan chapter of the ACLU on the festival's behalf, both parties announced a settlement where the state agreed to repeal unconstitutional restrictions on arts funding, and the ACLU agreed to withdraw the lawsuit. +
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After a lengthy court battle, the case went to the Supreme Court in 2011, who ruled that the FCC had been too inconsistent with its policies for the fine to be upheld. The court pointed to previous showings of Stephen Spielburg's Saving Private Ryan, which features a great deal of profanity, that were not fined as an example of the inconsistency. The issue of whether or not the fine constituted an infringement of ABC's first amendment rights was side-stepped completely. +
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After a letter from NCAC and a front page spread in the New York Times, the show still remained un-performed (switched with A Midsummer Night's Dream), although the drama teacher, Ms. Wendy DeVore, resigned the following year. +
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After a letter from NCAC and a letter to the editor of the local newspaper from the playwright defending the work, the play was put on for performance at East Oregon University, with the playwright himself paying for the production costs. +
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After a letter from NCAC and considerable local media coverage, the school board reconvened and voted unanimously to allow the play to be performed, so long as a prologue explaining the story's context was read at the start. The show went on in February. +
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After a letter from the NCAC and action from the Colorado chapter of the ACLU, the piece was restored in its entirety and an apology was issued to the artist. +
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After a letter from the NCAC, as well as a great deal of public outcry, the mayor of Temecula sent a letter apologizing to the artist, and restored the painting to the exhibit. +
