No. 25A116

Leila Green Little, et al. v. Llano County, Texas, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-28
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: circuit-split first-amendment free-speech government-speech information-access public-library
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a public library's decision to remove certain books because they supposedly espouse "inappropriate" views is subject to judicial scrutiny under the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment protects a right to receive information from a public library and how the government speech doctrine applies to library collection decisions

Docket Entries

2025-07-28
Application (25A116) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 22, 2025.
2025-07-24
Application (25A116) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 21, 2025 to September 22, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Leila Green Little, et al.
Ephraim Alexander McDowellCooley LLP, Petitioner