Coverage dated March 25, 2025

Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling

Headline from The Republic

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday, giving major publishers that sued the state the second temporary reprieve they requested. The new decision from U.S.

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  1. The Republic

    Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling (opens The Republic)

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    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday, giving major publishers that sued the state the second temporary reprieve they requested. The new decision from U.S.

  2. CBS News

    Iowa law banning school library books depicting sexual acts on hold again after judge (opens CBS News)

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    The judge temporarily blocked the part of the law that prohibits school libraries and classrooms from carrying books that depict sex acts.

  3. The Guardian

    Iowa law banning books including 1984 and Ulysses blocked by US federal judge (opens The Guardian)

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    Judge rules that law banning school libraries and classrooms from carrying books depicting sex acts had been applied unconstitutionally

  4. Green Field Reporter

    Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday, giving major publishers that sued the state the second temporary reprieve they requested. The new decision from U.S.

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