The state argues the law protects children and regulates government speech, but librarians and booksellers claim it criminalizes availability and enables viewpoint discrimination.
(CN) — Librarians and booksellers fought a 2023 Arkansas law threatening them with jail time for shelving books “harmful to minors” at the Eighth Circuit on Thursday, as the state sought to overturn a lower court injunction blocking two provisions aimed at protecting children from obscene materials.
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