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Arkansas

Coalition Sues Over New Arkansas Library Obscenity Law

After news last month that legal action was imminent, a coalition of 18 plaintiffs led by the Central Arkansas Library System has now filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Arkansas law that would expose librarians and booksellers to criminal liability for making allegedly inappropriate books accessible to minors. The 34-page complaint, filed on June […]

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Arkansas

Librarians Sue Over Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Arkansas Book Ban

A coalition of librarians, booksellers, readers, and authors are filing suit against Arkansas, challenging the state for a sweeping new law that threatens jail time for librarians. The suit, filed Friday by a group including the Arkansas Library Association and the Central Arkansas Library System, takes aim at Arkansas Act 372, a new library law […]

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