David Karp Files Landmark First Amendment Lawsuit Challenging Florida Book Ban for Major U.S. Publishers

Major U.S. publishers are challenging a Florida law that has led to indiscriminate book banning in school libraries in violation of the First Amendment. David Karp is representing the plaintiffs, led by Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster, Sourcebooks, and HarperCollins Publishers.

The news has been picked up by major media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, as well as MSN, Law360, Publishers Weekly, BookRiot, Tampa Bay Times, World News Era, Publishing Perspectives, The Washington Post, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Independent Journal Review, Daily Business Review, The Capitolist, Florida Politics, and WMNF.