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"A Thousand Acres" was removed from the Katy, Texas AP English reading list. The removal has yet to be retracted. +
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"CORE mounted an intensive campaign to stop the film's release—a campaign that included picketing the New York headquarters of Gulf and Western, the conglomerate that owns Paramount Pictures, which had put up the money for “Coonskin.” At length, Paramount decided not to distribute the film." +
"Carbon Sink" was dismantled. Workers of the University of Wyoming removed the wood and coal, and filled the circle of earth with sod. Most of the wood was sent to the landfill, and the coal was burned for heat in the university's central energy plant. +
"Cube Venice" was not realized at the 2005 Venice Biennale. Schneider realized his vision two years later with "Cube Hamburg." The later piece met with great acclaim and no incidents of violence or backlash were reported. +
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"Fight Club" was removed from the English curriculum. The removal has yet to be retracted. +
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"Handley was sentenced on Thursday to six months in prison. Following this sentence, Handley must serve three years of supervised release and five years of probation. Both of these terms will start upon his release from prison and will run concurrently. Handley also agreed to forfeit all seized materials, including his computer. During Handley's supervised release and probation, Handley must also "participate in a treatment program, to include psychological testing and a polygraph examination, as directed by the U. S. Probation Officer." According to earlier court documents, this last provision is 'intended to provide [Handley] with diagnosis and treatment for sexually and/or gender identity or other mental health issues.'" +
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"Hills like White Elephants" was removed from the Katy school system AP English curriculum. +
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"Snow White and the Black Forest," a dramatization of another classic fairy tale, was chosen in its place, but also required numerous alterations before it was deemed "appropriate" for performance. Cuts to the script included the following:
"-The character's name 'DimWitty.' There is, however, a character named 'Dopey.'
-Lines in which characters call each other "stupid"
-Joking references about the King being "senile"
-The action of characters making the "crazy gesture" — rotating the pointer finger next to the ear
-A joke about being glad if there is one less orphan in the world
-A few lines in which a female character was to sing about being proud that she is curvy
-A song about people who are short" [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010987050_schoolplay05m.html] +
"The Most Dangerous Game" was not banned and remains a staple part of the English reading list. +
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"The court concluded that neither the purpose nor the effect of displaying the sculpture was to spread an anti-Catholic sentiment. The court went on to say that, viewed in context with the other sculptures displayed on campus, 'any reasonable observer... would understand the university had not endorsed that message.'" [http://www.tjcenter.org/ArtOnTrial/religious.html] +
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"Upon the recommendation of the National Coalition Against Censorship, Critchley got his own lawyer, Lawrence Walters, of the Walters Law Group of Florida. Walters said he took the case pro bono.
"Walters wrote to Adam Tanenbaum, general counsel for the Florida Department of State, on Nov. 3 stating that Critchley's use of the seal is freedom of speech protected under the First Amendment.
"Walters cited several cases in the letter, including Texas v. Johnson, the 1989 U.S. Supreme Court finding that burning the flag was protected by the First Amendment.
"'Laws which impose an unconstitutional permitting scheme, such as those at issue here, may be disregarded with impunity,' Walters wrote.
"He said he has not heard back from Tanenbaum."
Via: [http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20161209/artwork-sparks-free-speech-debate Artwork sparks free speech debate, Cape Cod Times, Dec 9, 2016] +
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10/25/16: The Free the Water Defense Campaign announced that artists Cosme and Lucka reached an out of court settlement with the state prior to their October 24th trial. A http://freethewater313.org news release reports: "Thanks to widespread community support and media coverage…[the artists] hammered out an arrangement for 1 year of nonreporting probation and 120 hours of community service each." +
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9/15/2017- The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) and 4 other organizations (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Authors Guild, National Council of Teachers of English and the Association of American Publishers) wrote a letter expressing concern that Rocklin school board was reconsidering their literature policy following the controversy. The groups urged the board to reject subsequent calls to restrict books that can be read in classrooms. The groups’ argued that in allowing reading of the book, Rocklin Academy lived up to California educational standards, which promote broad cultural literacy. The letter underlines that a decision to restrict books that cover certain subject matter, such as gender identity, will cast a negative light on that material regardless of its educational value. The board reviewed its literature policy on September 18th and voted unanimously to retain the policies that allow the book to be read in kindergarten. They adopted a provision to forewarn parents of potentially controversial subject matter. +
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A Board of Education spokesman, J. D. LaRock, said the P.S. 75 principal "would talk to the parents and tell them that they behaved inappropriately and that they have to behave appropriately when they're in a school. Ms. Sherman was invited to return, but didn't out of fear for her safety. +
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A bronze loincloth was cast and placed on the statue. +
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A committee teachers, parents and school officials reviewed the book and rejected the ban unanimously. +
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A community meeting about the mural which the Life and Art Initiative promised Katherine Desjardins, the organizer of the mural, never happened. Instead, the staff of Washington Park Arts Incubator decided to use this wall as a rotating platform for other mural artists. +
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A full three-judge bench will be hearing the case because "the national interest and constitutional issues are at stake. The tribunal heard oral argument and evidence on 17 September 2012. +
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A huge reaction form journalists and media across the globe, as well as reports and journalists in shanghai reported the governments censorship of this event and rallied many supporters online, creating a discussion of whether or not the government has the right to "protect" us from the truth of news which might dismantle their reputation. +
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A lawsuit by the Chinese government against Weiwei is in progress. Meanwhile, film screenings of the documentary of ''The Fake Case'' are being shown throughout the US and parts of Denmark. +
