Federal court hears oral arguments in appeal of Arkansas’ library obscenity law

By: Tess Vrbin

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 1,056

Last Updated: 8 hours, 20 minutes ago

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A federal appeals court heard arguments Thursday to uphold the injunction of a 2023 Arkansas law governing challenges to library content, while Arkansas’ solicitor general said the plaintiffs’ allegations were “too speculative.”

The three-judge panel from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis will rule on whether two sections of Act 372 of 2023 can go into effect. A district judge blocked the provisions in 2024, and the state

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