TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 17, 2025

The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (ACLU-TN), this week filed a lawsuit on behalf of three Rutherford County families and PEN America against the Rutherford County Board of Education. The suit challenges the school board’s ban of more than 145 books from school libraries in the county. The three families, who are anonymous, include two rising freshmen and a rising senior who will attend Rutherford County schools next year. PEN America, a national free expression organization, joined the lawsuit on behalf of its author members, 32 of whom have had a total of 53 books banned or restricted by the Rutherford County school board. Read more in a release from the group.