Idaho Senate kills latest library 'porn' bill
Posted on AllSides February 22nd, 2024
From The Center
Democrats and far-right Republicans in the Idaho legislature joined up to kill the latest version of the so-called library porn bill Thursday, although for different reasons. More conservative lawmakers who’ve supported previous bills jailing librarians or allowing parents to sue libraries for uncapped damages say this proposal doesn’t go far enough. Patron complaints would go through a review board that libraries across the state would be required to establish. Those decisions could then be appealed to a library’s board of trustees. Parents could only sue if one of those boards...