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Article: Wichita Falls' Altman Resolution Declared Unconstitutional; Judge Buchmeyer Rules in Favor of ACLU, Plaintiffs Opposing Censorship Of Two Gay Parenting Books in Public Library on Eve of 'Banned Books Week'.
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- September 20, 2000
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WICHITA FALLS, Texas, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ --
U.S. District Chief Judge Jerry Buchmeyer late yesterday declared a controversial Wichita Falls ordinance that restricted access to two books about gay parenting unconstitutional and issued a final judgment in favor of 19 named plaintiffs, including three children.
The ordinance, known as the Altman Resolution, allowed 300 library card holders to petition for the removal of any children's book in the Wichita Falls public library children's section to be relocated to the adult section. The city library staff initially relocated two books, Daddy's Roommate and Heather Has Two Mommies, after receiving petitions ...
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