Book Bans & Library Access: Massachusetts’ House passed a bipartisan bill to protect school and public libraries from book challenges, giving librarians primary authority and requiring age-appropriate, professionally guided review processes. AI & Copyright Clash: A coalition of publishers suing Microsoft and OpenAI alleges they scraped millions of news articles to train AI without licenses, seeking damages and an order to stop further use. Immigration Policy at the Supreme Court: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration can revive a restrictive asylum practice, overturning a lower-court block tied to limits on daily asylum applications. AI Workforce Response: A new nonprofit, RAISE US, backed by former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and former Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, is launching $500M+ in worker training pilots in several states to prepare for AI-driven job disruption. Publishing/Books in Culture: The Obama Presidential Center’s opening weekend drew thousands, with programming that included a Chicago Public Library branch—another reminder of how public institutions keep books and learning in the spotlight. Retail & Consumer Tech Deals: Prime Day day 3 deal coverage continues to drive attention to major consumer brands and shopping behavior. Whiskey as Americana: Lost Lantern launched “The United States of Bourbon,” a blend built from one distillery per state—an unusual, publishing-adjacent nod to American craft storytelling.