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A federal lawsuit filed Friday directly challenges an Arkansas law banning librarians and booksellers from exposing minors to explicit or otherwise "harmful" media. The law, slated to take effect Aug. 1, has drawn the ire of librarians' associations, publishers, and writers' groups."Act 372 forces bookstores and libraries to self-censor in a way antithetical to their
Nate Coulter executive director of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) poses for a photo in the main branch of the public library in downtown Little Rock
A lawsuit has been filed challenging an Arkansas law that would subject librarians and booksellers to criminal charges if they provide harmful materials to minors
A lawsuit says the edict “forces bookstores and libraries to self-censor in a way that is antithetical to their core purposes.”
A federal lawsuit filed Friday challenges an Arkansas law levying criminal charges against librarians and booksellers who provide "harmful" media to minors.