Huntington Beach beordras betala nästan 1 miljon dollar efter förlust gällande bibliotekspolicy

Staden Huntington Beach i Kalifornien måste betala nästan 1 miljon dollar i rättegångskostnader efter att ha förlorat ett rättsfall gällande sin policy för begränsning av biblioteksböcker. Policyn syftade till att hindra minderåriga från att få tillgång till material som klassificerats som sexuellt innehåll. Domstolar slog fast att det utgjorde olaglig censur.

Beslutet kommer efter att staden implementerat åtgärder för att begränsa vissa böcker på sina folkbibliotek. Tjänstemän hade ramat in policyn som ett sätt att skydda unga läsare från olämpligt material. Domare fann att metoden stred mot konstitutionella krav gällande fri tillgång till information.

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