Judge Blocks Arkansas Law to Jail Librarians for “Harmful” Books

A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that would have allowed librarians, teachers, and booksellers to be imprisoned for up to six years or fined $10,000 if they allow minors to access “obscene” or “harmful’ books or electronic materials. On July 29, U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks, of the Western District of Arkansas, […]

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