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Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional

  • A judge has ruled that an Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional.
  • The law was challenged because it would intimidate librarians and restrict access to information.
  • The ruling is viewed as a victory for advocates of free speech and access to information.
  • The judge highlighted the need to protect educational and informational resources from criminalization.
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The Free Press (Tampa)The Free Press (Tampa)

Publishers And Authors Fight Against Florida Book Ban, Claiming First Amendment Violation

A legal battle is heating up over the removal of books from Florida school libraries, with major publishing companies and authors arguing that a state law restricting certain materials violates First Amendment rights. The lawsuit, filed in August in federal court in Orlando, challenges a… Publishers And Authors Fight Against Florida Book Ban, Claiming First Amendment Violation

·Tampa, United States
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Nice Time! Arkansas Librarians Score Win Against Thought Police!

Librarian Jamie Collins reads to kiddos at the South Mesa Library on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 2018. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Rudash, public domain. A federal judge Monday tossed out parts of an Arkansas state law that allowed librarians and booksellers to be sent to prison for up to a year for allowing minors to access “obscene” or “harmful” materials, whatever local officials might decide is “obscene…

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Obama-Appointed Judge Strikes Down Red State Law Against Providing ‘Harmful’ Sexual Content to Minors

A federal judge ruled Monday that an Arkansas law allowing for the prosecution of librarians and booksellers who distribute sexually explicit content to minors is unconstitutional. Obama-appointed Judge Timothy Brooks struck down the law stating that it is “vaguely worded” and “violates the due process rights of professional librarians and booksellers and the First Amendment rights of library and bookstore patrons.” The penalty for anyone allowi…

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Obama-Appointed Judge Strikes Down Red State Law Against Providing ‘Harmful’ Sexual Content To Minors - American Action News

A federal judge ruled Monday that an Arkansas law allowing for the prosecution of librarians and booksellers who distribute sexually explicit content to minors is unconstitutional. Obama-appointed Judge Timothy Brooks struck down the law stating that it is “vaguely worded” and “violates the due process rights of professional librarians and booksellers and the First Amendment rights of library and bookstore patrons.” The penalty

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Judge blocks key provisions of Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians, booksellers

close Video Rhode Island dad blasts ‘sick agenda’ as he fights to remove pornographic book Bob Chiarado, a a Rhode Island father, fights for over a year to remove ‘Gender Queer’ by Maia Kobabe from a high school library. A Republican-backed Arkansas law allowing criminal charges to be pressed against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” or “obscene” materials to minors was blocked by a federal judge in a Monday ruling that …

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Porn in the USA: Obama-appointed judge insists minors must be given access to 'harmful' sexual content * WorldNetDaily * by Jaryn Crouson, Daily Caller News Foundation

A federal judge ruled Monday that an Arkansas law allowing for the prosecution of librarians and booksellers who distribute sexually explicit content to minors is unconstitutional.

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