For the second time, U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher found an Iowa law limiting what books schools can offer likely violates the First Amendment.

A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction, blocking the enforcement of an Iowa state law that removes books with LGBTQ+ themes and references to sex acts from school libraries.

By Mitch Smith A federal judge in Iowa blocked on Tuesday the portion of a Republican-backed law that banned libraries in public schools from stocking books that described sex acts. The decision ...

A federal judge issued a temporary injunction — again — to block the state’s ban on books with sexual content in K-12 school libraries. Iowa legislators passed the bill in early 2023.

Huh, File) DES MOINES, Iowa (CN) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked enforcement of Iowa’s state law that removes books that have LGBTQ themes with references to sexual acts from school libraries.

A US federal judge on Tuesday once again blocked enforcement of an Iowa law that required the removal of books describing sexual acts from public school libraries. The disputed measure, signed by ...

A federal judge on Tuesday put a hold on an Iowa law that says schools cannot carry books that depict sex acts. District Judge Stephen Locher placed a temporary block on the ban, saying there were ...

On March 25, U.S. District Court judge Stephen Locher of the Southern District of Iowa ... books from a school; and Pratt v. Independent School District No. 831, an effort to ban films shown ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (WOI) - An Iowa school district says it will consult with its lawyers as a federal judge places a hold ... But with those previously banned books allowed to return, schools ...