censorship

Education

Auburn board takes control of curricula, dissolves faculty senate

Faculty leaders warned the vote weakened shared governance, academic freedom and protections for dissent at one of Alabama’s flagship institutions.

June 9, 2026

Read Freely awarded $40K grant to keep fighting library censorship

The funding will support eight events aimed at helping rural and underserved communities organize against book bans and restrictive library policies.

May 26, 2026

Fairhope City Council appoints anti-censorship candidate to library board

A Venezuelan native, Douaihi has warned that Alabama's library fight echoes the rise of that authoritarian government.

March 11, 2026

Jones vows to remove APLS members if elected governor

John Wahl, APLS chair and Republic candidate for lieutenant governor, said Jones' comments were "unhinged."

February 9, 2026

Fairhope Library won’t move books after state aid loss

The library will soon be able to participate in the county courier service again after changes made Tuesday.

February 4, 2026

Bill to allow library board member removals advances out of Senate committee

The bill allows two thirds of a library board's appointing authority to remove a member for any reason.

January 29, 2026

ACLU of Alabama sets 2026 legislative priorities

The organization is defending voting rights and the First Amendment while calling for criminal legal reform and reproductive justice.

January 7, 2026

Free speech, media rights groups decry University of Alabama magazine closures

Advocates demanded reinstatement after the university cited a nonbinding memo to shut down publications focused on Black culture and women’s lifestyle.

December 5, 2025

Read Freely donates $40K to Fairhope library to replace state funds

The Fairhope library has already lost more than $20,000 in state aid.

December 2, 2025

APLS bans transgender depictions in youth books, delays Fairhope funding

The board also voted to require all libraries to offer youth library cards with restricted access.

November 21, 2025