I could buy that if they also dropped all depressing books. No clue if they did.
And if they banned all depressing music.
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But but the bountiful bosoms!
Ugh. There’s another one I can’t stand.
Do you agree with my Harlequin assessment?
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AI Overview
Little v. Llano County is a major federal court case about whether local governments can remove books from public libraries. [1, 2]
Case Overview
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The Dispute: In 2021, officials in Llano County, Texas, removed 17 books from public library shelves after receiving complaints from the public. [1, 2, 3]
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The Lawsuit: Library patrons sued the county, arguing that removing the books to hide specific ideas violated their First Amendment rights. [1, 2, 3]
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The Court Ruling: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 10–7 decision that choosing or removing library books counts as “government speech”. The court found that patrons do not have a First Amendment right to access specific public library books. [1, 2, 3]
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Supreme Court Action : On December 8, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court chose not to hear an appeal, which left the Fifth Circuit’s ruling in place. [1, 2]
What It Means
- The legal decision applies directly to public libraries within the Fifth Circuit region: Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
“Government speech” is an interesting concept in this context and not really supported by a true constitutional reading.
Not a concept I claim to be familiar with in this case. Guess it all comes down to who’s doing the reading and interpreting.
And SC seems to have been okay with letting it stand. Should be interesting to see how this plays out in the other regions.
About the only reason I know of Catcher in the Rye is that Mark David Chapman was reading it when arrested and John Hinckley Jr had a copy in his hotel when apprehended.
Abso-bloody-lutely!
So the book banning in Texas schools is just get warmed up it appears. There are
2,200 books the state wants removed from
school libraries. Couple this with the state’s right to ban books in public libraries as well, and you get an idea of the significance here.
Patrick said nearly 2,200 titles are on what he calls a “dirty book list,” and he claimed many of them are still sitting on public school library shelves across Texas.
I don’t understand the argument that the state can ban books from city or county libraries. I guess that’s more of the “small government and local control” magic. 
Yeah, that seems pretty wild to me too.
Paranoia strikes deep.
Into your heart it will creep.