Arkansas librarians and booksellers fight back against book ban law.

A group of Arkansas librarians, booksellers, and readers filed a lawsuit challenging a new state law restricting what materials librarians can distribute. The law would subject librarians to criminal charges including jail time if they are found distributing materials “harmful to minors.” The plaintiffs argue that the “vague and sweeping law” violates the rights of Arkansans protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments. This is the latest effort against a wave of legislation targeting books that has swept across the country.