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Judge tosses suit that tried to deem books obscene for kids

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A judge in Virginia dismissed a lawsuit that had sought to declare two books as obscene for children and to restrict their distribution to minors, including by booksellers and libraries.

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WTOP Washington DC
Judge tosses suit that tried to deem books obscene for kids (opens WTOP Washington DC)
Published Aug 30, 2022
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A judge in Virginia dismissed a lawsuit that had sought to declare two books as obscene for children and to restrict their distribution to minors, including by booksellers and libraries.
Fox News
Judge dismisses Virginia obscenity lawsuit seeking to restrict distribution of books to minors (opens Fox News)
Published Aug 30, 2022
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A Virginia Beach judge tossed a suit that asked the court to deem two controversial books as obscene for children and limit their distribution to minors in bookstores.
Fox News
VA judge dismisses lawsuit to declare 2 books as too obscene for children (opens Fox News)
Published Aug 30, 2022
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A Virginia judge has dismissed a lawsuit to restrict the access of two books by minors for being too obscene for children, featuring illustrations of oral sex and underage sex scenes.
News Advance
Virginia judge tosses suit that tried to deem two books obscene for kids (opens News Advance)
Published Aug 30, 2022
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A judge in Virginia has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to declare two books as obscene for children and to restrict their distribution to minors by booksellers and libraries. The
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Virginia judge tosses suit that tried to deem books obscene for kids (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Published Aug 30, 2022
St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description
A judge in Virginia has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to declare two books as obscene for children and to restrict their distribution to minors by booksellers and libraries. The
FOX 5 DC
Virginia judge dismisses lawsuit that attempted to deem books obscene for children (opens FOX 5 DC)
Published Aug 30, 2022
FOX 5 DC's feed description
A Virginia judge dismissed a lawsuit that sought to classify two books as obscene for children and to restrict booksellers and libraries from distributing them to minors.

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