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  • R.I. District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction in IMLS Case

    The District Court of Rhode Island has granted 21 states’ attorneys a preliminary injunction to stop the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services by the Trump administration.

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    A federal judge has granted a “narrow” temporary restraining order in a lawsuit co-filed by the American Library Association that is intended to sustain the Institute of Museum and Library Services amid broad cuts to its program.

  • ALA Pushes to Preserve IMLS as Staff Termination Date Looms

    At the first hearing in ALA v. Sonderling, held April 30 at federal court in Washington, D.C., plaintiffs pushed for the court to issue an emergency restraining order before the majority of IMLS staff is laid off on May 4.

  • PRH and Co-Plaintiffs Push Back on Florida Book Banning Law

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