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NEGATIVE LGBTQ+ Rights 118th Congress

H.Amdt.237 to H.R.2670 FY24 NDAA: Boebert DODEA Book Ban

NDAA amendment banning books with LGBTQ+ content from Department of Defense schools (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Pico (1982) prohibits viewpoint-based book removal; content-based bans violate 1st Amendment.

Board of Education v. Pico, 457 U.S. 853 (1982) — school library book removal must not be based on content viewpoint
  • U.S. Const. amend. I — freedom of speech and press
  • ALA: book bans targeting LGBTQ+ content have documented chilling effect on education

Amendment banning LGBTQ+-themed books from DOD schools. Content-based restrictions violate the First Amendment as established in Board of Education v. Pico.