A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked portions of an Arkansas law that would have made it a crime for librarians and bookstores to provide minors with materials deemed “harmful” to them.
The American Booksellers Association, in conjunction with WordsWorth Books and Pearl’s Books and other coalition partners, recently learned that they have cleared the first hurdle for the successful defense of the Freedom to Read in Arkansas.
FAYETTEVILLE A federal judge questioned attorneys over the use of the term "minors" in a new Arkansas law on library materials during a hearing on Tuesday, just a week before it is scheduled to go into effect.
U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks said he expected to issue a written ruling by the end of the week, on a request to block a new Arkansas law on library materials.