A Texas lawyer who created a highly successful abortion ban tactic has now turned his hand to stopping obscene library books.
Jonathan Mitchell, a Texas lawyer, was influential in developing a series of local abortion bans. They allowed towns to ban abortions even before the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
The bans had two enforcement mechanisms. Family members could sue those involved in the abortion, and a $2,000 fine for any abortion performer would fall after the end of Roe v. Wade.
Newly donated LGBT books are displayed in the library at Nystrom Elementary School in Richmond, Calif., on May 17, 2022. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Mitchell has offered a similar strategy to ban libraries from including books with obscene content….