No. 25-284
Leila Green Little, et al. v. Llano County, Texas, et al.
Amici (7)
Tags: book-censorship first-amendment free-speech government-action library-access viewpoint-discrimination
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2025-12-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether book-removal decisions by government officials in a county library are subject to scrutiny under the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
At the urging of a handful of private citizens, government officials in Llano County, Texas , removed seventeen books from the county library’s shelves. A district court found that th ose book -removal decisions were motivated by a desire to censor particular viewpoints . The question presented is: Whether those book -removal decisions are subject to scrutiny under the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.
Docket Entries
2025-12-08
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-10
Reply of petitioners Leila Green Little, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-11-10
Reply of Leila Green Little, et al. submitted.
2025-10-24
Brief of respondents Llano County, Texas, et al. in opposition filed.
2025-10-24
Brief of respondents Llano County et al. in opposition filed.
2025-10-24
Brief of Llano County et al. in opposition submitted.
2025-10-14
Amicus brief of PEN American Center, Inc. submitted.
2025-10-14
Brief amici curiae of Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship, et al. filed.
2025-10-14
Brief amici curiae of First Amendment Law Professors filed.
2025-10-14
Brief amici curiae of American Library Association, et al. filed.
2025-10-14
Brief amicus curiae of PEN American Center, Inc. filed.
2025-10-14
Brief amici curiae of Penguin Random House LLC, et al. filed.
2025-10-14
Brief amici curiae of The National Coalition Against Censorship, et al. filed.
2025-10-14
Amicus brief of The National Coalition Against Censorship and Steven Pico submitted.
2025-10-14
Amicus brief of Penguin Random House LLC, Hachette Book Group, Inc., HarperCollins Publishers LLC, Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC, Simon & Schuster, LLC, Sourcebooks, LLC, and the Authors Guild submitted.
2025-10-14
Amicus brief of Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship and the Louisiana Library Association submitted.
2025-10-14
Amicus brief of American Library Association, Freedom to Read Foundation, and Texas Library Association submitted.
2025-10-07
Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed.
2025-10-07
Amicus brief of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression submitted.
2025-10-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 24, 2025.
2025-09-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 14, 2025 to October 24, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-09-30
Motion of Llano County et al. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-09-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2025)
2025-07-28
Application (25A116) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 22, 2025.
2025-07-24
Application (25A116) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 21, 2025 to September 22, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
American Library Association, Freedom to Read Foundation, and Texas Library Association
Kevin Todd Shook — Frost Brown Todd LLP, Amicus
Kevin Todd Shook — Frost Brown Todd LLP, Amicus
First Amendment Law Professors
Gautam Singh Hans — Cornell Law School, Amicus
Gautam Singh Hans — Cornell Law School, Amicus
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Leila Green Little, et al.
Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar — Cooley LLP, Petitioner
Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar — Cooley LLP, Petitioner
Llano County et al.
Jonathan F. Mitchell — Mitchell Law PLLC, Respondent
Jonathan F. Mitchell — Mitchell Law PLLC, Respondent
Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship and the Louisiana Library Association
PEN American Center, Inc.
Amer Shahid Ahmed — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Amer Shahid Ahmed — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Penguin Random House LLC, Hachette Book Group, Inc., HarperCollins Publishers LLC, Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC, Simon & Schuster, LLC, Sourcebooks, LLC, and the Authors Guild
Frederick Jay Sperling — ArentFox Schiff LLP, Amicus
Frederick Jay Sperling — ArentFox Schiff LLP, Amicus
The National Coalition Against Censorship and Steven Pico