A judge has blocked a law from taking effect in Arkansas that would have allowed criminal charges to be brought against librarians for exposing minors to 'harmful' materials.
FILE: Nate Coulter, executive director of the Central Arkansas Library System , looks at a book in the main branch of the public library in downtown Little Rock, Ark., on May 23, 2023.
The ACLU of Arkansas, which represents some of the plaintiffs, applauded the court's ruling, saying that the absence of a preliminary injunction would have"The question we had to ask was — do Arkansans still legally have access to reading materials? Luckily, the judicial system has once again defended our highly valued liberties," Holly Dickson, the executive director of the ACLU in Arkansas, said in a statement.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, governor of Arkansas, speaks while unveiling the Arkansas LEARNS education bill at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock, Arkansas, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin told The Associated Press his office would be"reviewing the judge's opinion and will continue toThe Arkansas lawsuit names the state's 28 local prosecutors as defendants, along with Crawford County in west Arkansas. A separate lawsuit is challenging the Crawford County library's decision to move children's books that included LGBTQ+ themes to a separate portion of the library.
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