And american federal judge has issued a preliminary ruling suspending the application of a new law that allowed charges to be filed penalties contra librarians and booksellers for providing materials”harmful” a minors old.
district judge Timothy L. Brooks thus prevented the entry into force of the rule, scheduled for the August 1st. The initiative also made it possible to request that certain books be relocated in parts of libraries restricted to minors.
The appeal that has motivated the suspension is promoted by the Arkansas Central Library Systemwhich had warned of the risk of censorship implied by the norm, driven by the governor of Arkansasthe republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
The Arkansas section of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has applauded the judicial decision in defense of the First Amendment to the Constitutionwhich enshrines lfreedom of expression.
Several conservative states as Iowa, Indiana o Texas are facilitating the imposition of restrictions about books considered violent, immoral or inappropriate. The American Library Association has denounced an unprecedented rise in the last 20 years of attempts to prohibit or restrict access to books.
