Newsday.com has A Story on the 1976 book-banning that became the basis for a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding students\’ rights.
In 1982, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court limited public school officials\’ authority to remove books they find offensive from school libraries.
\”There\’s always going to be censorship,\” said Steven Pico, who as a 17-year-old
junior at Island Trees High School became the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit. \”That\’s
why there always needs to be people to resist the pressure.\”
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