A judge in Arkansas has blocked a law that would have made it easier to ban or restrict access to books in libraries and schools. The law, signed by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in 2023, faced legal challenges from a coalition including the Central Arkansas Library System. The court ruled that the law could lead to censorship and intimidation of librarians and booksellers.
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“The law deputizes librarians and booksellers as the agents of censorship; when motivated by the fear of jail time, it is likely they will shelve only books fit for young children and segregate or discard the rest,” Brooks wrote in his ruling.
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