カリフォルニア州ハンティントンビーチ市は、図書館の図書制限政策を巡る裁判で敗訴し、約100万ドルの弁護士費用を支払うことになった。同市は未成年者が性的な内容と分類された資料にアクセスすることを制限する政策を導入していたが、裁判所はこれを違法な検閲にあたると判断した。
今回の判決は、同市が公立図書館において特定の書籍を制限する措置を講じたことを受けて下された。当局者は、この政策は若年層の読者を不適切な資料から保護するためのものだと主張していた。しかし裁判所は、このアプローチが情報への自由なアクセスに関する憲法上の基準に違反していると認定した。
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