Monique Merrill

(CN) — An Idaho law restricting what materials students can access in schools and libraries drew scrutiny at the Ninth Circuit on Monday as a group of schools urged the court to block the law.

“This statute imposes real burdens on the schools we represent, who are not intending in any way to use obscene materials and want only to use those materials that they’ve used year in and year out to educate their students,” said Kevin Trowel, attorney with the New York-based Free and Fair Litigation group.

In July 2024, Idaho enacted a law requiring schools and libraries to pull books and other materials it deemed “harmful” to minors. House Bill 710 allows the government and citizens to sue any school or library that doesn’t move restricted material into designated “adult-onl

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