Alabama House Passes Bill That Could Be Used to Criminalize Librarians

Critics argue the legislation violates the First Amendment.

The Alabama House of Representatives voted 72-28 on Thursday in favor of a bill that would apply the state’s criminal obscenity laws to public libraries, public school libraries, and the people who work there. Critics, including the Alabama Library Association, have warned that the bill could see librarians jailed and argued that it violates the First Amendment. “This is a pig,” Rep.

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