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For the second time, U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher found an Iowa law limiting what books schools can offer likely violates the First Amendment.
A federal judge on Tuesday put a hold on an Iowa law that says schools cannot carry books that depict sex acts. District Judge Stephen Locher placed a temporary block on the ban, ...
A federal judge issued a temporary injunction — again — to block the state’s ban on books with sexual content in K-12 school libraries. Iowa legislators passed the bill in early 2023.
The titles — including “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” and “The Bluest Eye,” and Angie Thomas ...
A US federal judge on Tuesday once again blocked enforcement of an Iowa law that required the removal of books describing sexual acts from public school libraries. The disputed measure, ...
A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction, blocking the enforcement of an Iowa state law that removes books with LGBTQ+ themes and references to sex acts from school ...
DES MOINES — Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal ... Judge Stephen Locher again temporarily blocked the part of the law that prohibits school ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (WOI) - An Iowa school district says it will consult with its lawyers as a federal judge places a hold ... But with those previously banned books allowed to return, ...