Books Unbound

A federal judge has ruled that a New Orleans ban on sidewalk bookselling violates the First Amendment. U.S. District Judge Stanwood R. Duval Jr. yesterday issued a permanent injunction barring the city from enforcing the ban, which had impeded the plans of two aspiring booksellers. The case was brought by the Institute for Justice as part of its campaign challenging arbitrary interference with economic freedom.

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[Zee crazy book reeder]

I'll be running New Orlean's book blockade this weekend with a signed copy of Roger Boylan's "Killoyle" for my dad's 70th birthday. I plan to keep the book in question off the streets and in the hands of readers. No laws will be broken.

[The Mountain Goat]

I support the IJ. They secure our liberties in court, and are a much larger catalyst for change than any libertarian candidate for office.