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Author Meadors, Brian, 1969- author.

Title Harry Potter and the Cedarville censors : inside the precedent-setting defeat of an Arkansas book ban / Brian Meadors
Published Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

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Contents An inspirational Wednesday -- A brief history of Harry Potter -- Legal backstory : Gobitis & Garnette (students have constitutional rights) -- Estella fights back -- Legal backstory : Tinker (students have a right to non-disruptive speech) -- School boards -- Legal backstory : Pico (students' free speech rights apply to school libraries) -- Like magic, a client appears -- Intolerant of tolerance -- Adversaries and allies -- Legal backstory: Sund (hiding a library book is the same as censoring it) -- Building the case -- "There are schools of magic" -- Dakota Counts -- The expert -- Legal backstory : Bystrom (8th Circuit adopts the Pico plurality) -- Summary judgment -- Carrot and stick -- The fruit of the litigation tree -- Appendix : Judge Hendren's opinion (Counts v. Cedarville School District, 295 F. Supp.2d 996 [2003])
Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1. An Inspirational Wednesday; 2. A Brief History of Harry Potter; 3. Legal Backstory: Gobitis & Barnette (Students Have Constitutional Rights); 4. Estella Fights Back; 5. Legal Backstory: Tinker (Students Have a Right to Non-Disruptive Speech); 6. School Boards; 7. Legal Backstory: Pico (Students' Free Speech Rights Apply to School Libraries); 8. Like Magic, a Client Appears; 9. Intolerant of Tolerance; 10. Adversaries and Allies; 11. Legal Backstory: Sund (Hiding a Library Book Is the Same as Censoring It)
12. Building the Case13. "There are schools of magic"; 14. Dakota Counts; 15. The Expert; 16. Legal Backstory: Bystrom (8th Circuit Adopts the Pico Plurality); 17. Summary Judgment; 18. Carrot and Stick; 19. The Fruit of the Litigation Tree; Appendix: Judge Hendren's Opinion (Counts v. Cedarville School District, 295 F. Supp.2d 996 [2003]); Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary "In 2002, the Cedarville School Board in Crawford County, Arkansas, removed Harry Potter books from library shelves. These were unanimously approved by a committee. Dakota Counts and her father Bill Counts sued the school district in Federal court. This book details the origins of the ban and the civil procedures and legal arguments that restored the First Amendment"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Counts, Billy Rae -- Trials, litigation, etc
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter series.
Cedarville School District (Ark.) -- Trials, litigation, etc
SUBJECT Harry Potter series (Rowling, J. K.) fast
Subject School libraries -- Law and legislation -- Arkansas
Libraries -- Censorship -- Arkansas
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Libraries -- Censorship
School libraries -- Law and legislation
Arkansas
Genre/Form Trials, litigation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781476635835
1476635838