A new Arkansas law that exposes librarians to criminal liability for making books deemed “harmful to minors” available to them drew a constitutional challenge Friday from public library systems, their patrons, bookstores, and free speech groups who say the measure violates their First Amendment rights.
Several Arkansas libraries have joined with organizations including the ACLU to file a lawsuit against the state over a newly passed obscenity law they claim is a form of censorship that endangers librarians.
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