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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

    Attorneys for the plaintiffs in Penguin Random House LLC v. Gibson argued that their clients “have suffered First Amendment injury” due to book removals in classrooms and libraries facilitated by Florida House Bill 1069, which was signed into law in May 2023.

  • ALA and AFSCME Prepare Their Case for IMLS

    In ALA v. Sonderling, the American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees are seeking a preliminary injunction to a White House executive order dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

  • ‘ALA v. Sonderling’ Case Moves Forward as Defendants Respond

    Attorneys for Institute of Museum and Library Services acting director Keith Sonderling and his codefendants have responded to a lawsuit filed earlier this month by the American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees in support of the beleaguered IMLS.

  • R.I. District Court Holds Motion Hearing on Fate of IMLS

    With May 4 looming as the date when Institute of Museum and Library Services staff placed on administrative leave could permanently lose their jobs, two pending lawsuits opposing the executive order to gut the agency moved forward last week.

  • ACLU of Tennessee Lawsuit Looks to Stop Book Bans in Rutherford County

    The suit charges that the county school board violated the First Amendment rights of students when it removed or restricted access to more than 140 books, ignoring the advice of specialists who advised not to do so.

  • IMLS Staffers Cry Foul as New Leadership Continues to ‘Slash and Burn’

    As lawsuits over the fate of the Institute of Museum and Library Services drag on and the likelihood that forced paid leave mandates will turn into permanent cuts grows, worries mount among staffers over the agency’s ability to carry out its mission.

  • The ALA Sues Over the Scuppering of the IMLS

    A lawsuit filed in federal court on April 7 by the American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees alleges that the Trump administration’s recent “evisceration” of the Institute of Museum and Library Services is both illegal and unconstitutional.

  • 21 States Sue Trump Administration Over Scuttling of IMLS, Other Agencies

    Attorneys general from 21 states have sued the Trump administration to block its recent efforts to scuttle the Institute of Museum and Library Services and several other federal agencies.

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