Dossier
Act 372
Coverage of Act 372 in the Nexus archive.
- Arkansas asks Eighth Circuit to revive law targeting librarians over ‘harmful’ books
Arkansas is appealing a lower court's injunction blocking parts of a 2023 law that could jail librarians and booksellers for shelving books deemed 'harmful to minors.' The state argues the law promotes government speech transparency, while opponents claim it violates the First Amendment through vague language and overbroad criminal penalties.