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Judge blocks parts of Iowa law banning school library book, discussion of LGBTQ+ issues

Por: CBS News Politics December 30, 2023

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A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked key parts of an Iowa law that bans some books from school libraries and forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues.Judge Stephen Locher's preliminary injunction halts enforcement of the law, which was set to take effect Jan. 1 but already had resulted in the removal of hundreds of books from Iowa schools.The law, which the Republican-led Legislature and GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds approved early in... + full article



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