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US federal judge temporarily blocks Arkansas law banning libraries from providing ‘harmful materials’ to minors

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Brooks blocked Arkansas on Saturday from enforcing Act 372 , a law that penalizes librarians for “furnishing harmful item[s] to minors.” After concluding that the factors weighed in favor of the plaintiffs, Arkansas was blocked from enforcing Sections 1 and 5 of the act. US District Judge Timothy L.

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Federal appeals court allows Missouri to enforce vegan food label law

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Missouri enacted a statute in 2018 that makes “misrepresenting a product as meat that is not derived from harvested production livestock or poultry” a class A misdemeanor, which can include up to one year imprisonment and a $1,000 fine.

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