MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Public Library Service Board Chair John Wahl praised a decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday that bodes well for the APLS’ recent efforts to remove sexual explicit and gender ideology-based content from children’s sections at public libraries.

Made on May 23, the ruling upheld that a library’s decision to remove books from its shelves cannot be challenged under the First Amendment. While the decision only applies to public libraries in three states – Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas – the precedent it sets favors APLS’ efforts to further curate reading material for young readers, which Wahl called a “major victory” for parental rights.

“This court decision made it clear that moving books that are inappropriate for children out of youth secti

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