Harry Potter and the Cedarville censors : inside the precedent-setting defeat of an Arkansas book ban /

"In 2002, the Cedarville School Board in Crawford County, Arkansas, removed Harry Potter books from library shelves. These were unanimously approved by a committee. Dakota Counts and her father Bill Counts sued the school district in Federal court. This book details the origins of the ban and t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meadors, Brian, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Temas:
Counts, Billy Rae > Trials, litigation, etc.
Rowling, J. K. > Harry Potter series.
Cedarville School District (Ark.) > Trials, litigation, etc.
Harry Potter series (Rowling, J. K.)
School libraries > Law and legislation > Arkansas.
Libraries > Censorship > Arkansas.
Bibliothèques > Censure > Arkansas.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Libraries > Censorship
School libraries > Law and legislation
Arkansas
Trials, litigation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An inspirational Wednesday
  • A brief history of Harry Potter
  • Legal backstory : Gobitis & Garnette (students have constitutional rights)
  • Estella fights back
  • Legal backstory : Tinker (students have a right to non-disruptive speech)
  • School boards
  • Legal backstory : Pico (students' free speech rights apply to school libraries)
  • Like magic, a client appears
  • Intolerant of tolerance
  • Adversaries and allies
  • Legal backstory: Sund (hiding a library book is the same as censoring it)
  • Building the case
  • "There are schools of magic"
  • Dakota Counts
  • The expert
  • Legal backstory : Bystrom (8th Circuit adopts the Pico plurality)
  • Summary judgment
  • Carrot and stick
  • The fruit of the litigation tree
  • Appendix : Judge Hendren's opinion (Counts v. Cedarville School District, 295 F. Supp.2d 996 [2003]).
  • Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1. An Inspirational Wednesday; 2. A Brief History of Harry Potter; 3. Legal Backstory: Gobitis & Barnette (Students Have Constitutional Rights); 4. Estella Fights Back; 5. Legal Backstory: Tinker (Students Have a Right to Non-Disruptive Speech); 6. School Boards; 7. Legal Backstory: Pico (Students' Free Speech Rights Apply to School Libraries); 8. Like Magic, a Client Appears; 9. Intolerant of Tolerance; 10. Adversaries and Allies; 11. Legal Backstory: Sund (Hiding a Library Book Is the Same as Censoring It)
  • 12. Building the Case13. "There are schools of magic"; 14. Dakota Counts; 15. The Expert; 16. Legal Backstory: Bystrom (8th Circuit Adopts the Pico Plurality); 17. Summary Judgment; 18. Carrot and Stick; 19. The Fruit of the Litigation Tree; Appendix: Judge Hendren's Opinion (Counts v. Cedarville School District, 295 F. Supp.2d 996 [2003]); Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

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