Arkansas law punishing librarians overturned by judge over first amendment concerns
A law in Arkansas that threatened librarians and booksellers if they were found to have provided “harmful” content to minors ...
Texarkana Gazette10d
EDITORIAL | Struck Down: Judge guts key provisions of Arkansas censorship effort
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed Act 372, which puts librarians -- and potentially booksellers -- in criminal ...
The Washington Post18d
Judge rules Arkansas law threatening librarians with jail unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks ruled that two parts of Arkansas Act 372 — which Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed in 2023 — are overly broad and vague, and violated ...
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Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks found that elements of the law are unconstitutional. “I respect the court’s ruling and will appeal,” Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said in a ...
Fox News20d
Judge blocks key provisions of Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians, booksellers
it is likely they will shelve only books fit for young children and segregate or discard the rest," U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks of the Western District of Arkansas wrote in his ruling.
CBS News21d
Key parts of Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians are unconstitutional, federal judge rules
U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks found that elements of the law are unconstitutional. "I respect the court's ruling and will appeal," Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said in a statement to ...
Washington Examiner18d
Arkansas law punishing librarians overturned by judge over first amendment concerns
A law in Arkansas that threatened librarians and ... judge over concerns related to free speech. U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks ruled that two parts of the law, stating booksellers’ and ...
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Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks found that elements of the law are unconstitutional. “I respect the court’s ruling and will appeal,” Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said in a ...