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The Spirit of Giving – Protect the Freedom To Read By Doing Your Holiday Shopping With CBLDF

Celebrate The Spirit of Giving this holiday season by gifting signed and personalized graphic novels by famous authors from Comic Book Legal Defense Fund!  When you support the CBLDF’s Spirit of Giving drive between now and December 12, The Will &...

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Ryan Matheson’s True Story of Defending Manga – In His Own Words

Manga is changing the world, with an expanding culture of fandom across the globe. While growing in popularity, the medium is also one of the most misunderstood, leading to criminal prosecutions in the United States, Canada, Japan, and elsewhere. On October 14, CBLDF Executive Director...

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Freedom Rings in CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2012!

All-star creators contribute to non-profit anthology! This year’s CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL anthology, benefiting the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and published by Image Comics, declares “It’s good to be free!” Edited by Image Publisher Eric Stephenson, the 48-page anthology to b ...

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CBLDF Protects The First Amendment!

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the First Amendment rights of the comics medium. Our work takes us into courtrooms, classrooms, conventions and libraries all over the United States where we provide legal aid, education, and advocacy to protect th ...

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Banned Comics

The Problem Every year people try to take away readers’ power to decide what books are right for themselves or their children to read by bringing challenges to remove books from libraries. Comic books, graphic novels, and manga are frequently challenged...

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CBLDF Announces New Officers and Member of Board of Directors!

November 19, 2012
By Betsy Gomez
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New officers and a new member were elected to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Board of Directors at their last meeting. Milton Griepp — pop-culture business expert and founder of ICv2.com — was elected as Vice President after a long tenure as the organization’s...

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The Spirit of Giving – Protect the Freedom To Read By Doing Your Holiday Shopping With CBLDF

November 16, 2012
By Charles Brownstein
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Celebrate The Spirit of Giving this holiday season by gifting signed and personalized graphic novels by famous authors from Comic Book Legal Defense Fund!  When you support the CBLDF’s Spirit of Giving drive between now and December 12, The Will &...

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Anti-Extremism Legislation in Russia Courts Censorship

November 16, 2012
By Soyini Hamit
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Russia faces increased scrutiny as enforcement of its anti-extremism laws skirts the line of censorship. Just last week, a librarian in Siberia was convicted in criminal proceedings for fulfilling a patron’s request for a banned book. No information was given on why the book was banned, and police did not reveal the title or...

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Utah Mom Sues to Return Book to Library Shelves

November 15, 2012
By Maren Williams
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Earlier this year Patricia Polacco’s picture book In Our Mothers’ House, which depicts a happy and racially mixed family headed by two lesbians, was placed under restricted access in a Davis, Utah, School District elementary library. The book was segregated behind the library counter,...

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