美国公民自由联盟就图书管理员的解雇向县政府提起诉讼,并声称第一修正案权利遭到侵犯。 ACLU sues county over librarian's firing, claims First Amendment rights were violated.

美国公民自由联盟对Saline县及其法官Matthew Brumley提出诉讼, 代表前图书管理员Patty Hector, 2023年因反对书籍审查而被解雇。 The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against Saline County and its judge, Matthew Brumley, on behalf of former librarian Patty Hector, who was fired in 2023 for opposing book censorship efforts. 诉讼要求终止她的诉讼侵犯了第一修正案赋予她的权利,并试图恢复图书馆委员会的雇用权,以及工资损失和精神痛苦的损害赔偿。 The lawsuit claims her termination violated her First Amendment rights and seeks to restore the library board's hiring authority, as well as damages for lost wages and emotional distress. Hector因拒绝从图书馆删除LGBT 和与种族有关的书籍而面临反弹。 Hector faced backlash for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ and race-related books from the library.