The law would have created a new process to challenge library materials and request that they be relocated to areas not accessible to children.

Two key provisions of Act 372, a law which would allow criminal charges to be pressed against librarians and other book content providers, was declared unconstitutional.

A federal judge has struck down as unconstitutional two provisions of a state law aimed at criminalizing the furnishing of obscene materials to minors at public libraries and bookstores.

A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked portions of Arkansas’ law that would have changed how librarians handle challenged materials and given elected officials the final say over what books are available to the public.

A federal judge declared parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers who provide "harmful" materials to minors unconstitutional on Monday. Why it matters: The law would have had a chilling effect on librarians and booksellers across the state because of its broad language and lack of precedent.

A federal judge has struck down as unconstitutional parts of an Arkansas law criminalizing librarians in a victory for free expression.