Colorado parents sue EBSCO
2016–2019 · Colorado
In October 2018, Pornography Is Not Education (PINE) sued EBSCO and the Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) in Arapahoe County District Court. The plaintiffs accused them of deceptive marketing of school databases. The content allegations are the plaintiffs’ claims.
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In September 2018, a Cherry Creek School District spokesperson told Sentinel Colorado that students would use Gale instead of EBSCO. EBSCO disputed the pornography label and said the challenged material came from mainstream magazines.
On January 23, 2019, the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee heard the campaign and its critics. It rejected referral of bill SB19-048, 2–3, and postponed it indefinitely, 3–2.
On February 27, 2019, CLiC said the plaintiffs had dropped the case against both defendants the previous week. No court order dismissing the case has been located.
Documented
Who and what is involved
- Institutions
- Cherry Creek School District; Arapahoe County District Court; Colorado Senate Judiciary
- People and recorded roles
- Robin/Drew Paterson; Abbe Smith; Chris Holbert; Kim Ransom; Jim Duncan; counsel
- Organizations, bodies and vendors
- PINE; CLiC; Thomas More Society; Telios Law; EBSCO
- Laws, rules and procedures
- CCPA claims; proposed SB19-048
- Products and information systems
- EBSCO; Gale
Sources (9)
- D001Filed complaint, paragraphs 23, 36–39 (plaintiff account) (saved copy) (opens in a new window)
- D002Saved PDF: Filed complaint, paragraphs 23, 36–39 (plaintiff account) (opens in a new window)
- D003Sentinel Colorado report, preserved as Senate hearing Attachment A (secondary reporting) (opens in a new window)
- D004Saved PDF: Sentinel Colorado report, preserved as Senate hearing Attachment A (secondary reporting) (opens in a new window)
- D005Thomas More Society statement republished by NCOSE, October 14, 2018 (opens in a new window)
- D006Official January 23, 2019 hearing summary (preserved screenshot) (opens in a new window)
- D007Saved image: Official January 23, 2019 hearing summary (preserved screenshot) (opens in a new window)
- D008Colorado General Assembly: SB19-048 history and votes (opens in a new window)
- D009CLiC statement by Jim Duncan, February 27, 2019 (opens in a new window)
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Open question
What did the court order say, and when was dismissal entered?