Coverage dated August 8, 2024

Iowa law barring books depicting sex acts from schools can go into effect with federal court ruling

Headline from Quad-City Times

A state law prohibiting books with certain sexual content from Iowa’s K-12 public schools can go into effect after a federal appeals court on Friday reversed a lower court’s ruling.

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  1. Quad-City Times

    Iowa law barring books depicting sex acts from schools can go into effect with federal court ruling (opens Quad-City Times)

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    A state law prohibiting books with certain sexual content from Iowa’s K-12 public schools can go into effect after a federal appeals court on Friday reversed a lower court’s ruling.

  2. New York Times

    Iowa Law Requiring Schools to Remove Books With Sexual Content to Take Effect (opens New York Times)

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    A federal appeals court lifted an injunction on the law, which had already led to the removal of thousands of books from public school classrooms and libraries.

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