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Author Kurt Vonnegut's estate files lawsuit to challenge Utah book ban law

NPR

By Steve Inskeep

Published January 28, 2026 at 4:51 AM EST

The author Kurt Vonnegut's estate has sued to challenge a Utah law that allows school districts to ban books from their libraries. Supporters of the law say it keeps pornography out of schools.

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