Librarians and booksellers challenge Arkansas' library law

A coalition of public libraries, bookstores and individuals filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to strike two sections of Arkansas' new law that makes it a crime for librarians to knowingly lend "harmful" or "obscene" materials to minors. • The complaint claims parts of Act 372 are vague, burdensome, antithetical to libraries' purpose and violate the U.S. Constitution. Why it matters: Due to broad language and lack of precedent, the law could have a chilling effect on school and public librarians, a plaintiff in the suit told Axios. • They may...