Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office Friday filed a 25-page motion arguing that claims in the lawsuit against State Board of Education members should be dismissed. Along with the state board members, the lawsuit also names as defendants members of the ...

The state’s motion, in part, said the “selection of public-school library books is government speech and therefore not subject to the First Amendment.”

Four Tampa Bay-area school districts removed books during the 2023-24 academic year under Florida's law that allows parents to object to materials in school libraries.