On Monday (Dec. 9), New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Freedom to Read Act. Under the new law, public schools and libraries are prohibited from arbitrarily banning age-appropriate books.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ... New Jersey is the third state to sign a law prohibiting the banning of books at public schools and libraries, following Illinois and Minnesota.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has proposed a statewide ban on smartphones in K-12 classrooms during his final State of the ...

Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Freedom to Read Act in December 2024, which goes into effect Dec. 9, to combat the ongoing issue of arbitrary book banning in ...