By Mitch Smith A federal judge in Iowa ... book’s literary, political, artistic or scientific value before requiring the book’s removal.” “The result is the forced removal of books from ...

A US federal judge ... that school officials had long been limiting younger students’ access to age-inappropriate books well before Senate File 496 came into play. He emphasized that Iowa’s new ...

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 libraries.

Library book ban attempts are at an ... What to know about Iowa’s ban on school books, LGBTQ+ topics halted by a judge A federal judge in Iowa has temporarily blocked key parts of a state ...