Judge temporarily blocks parts of Iowa law banning school books depicting a "sex act"

Details: U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher granted a preliminary injunction in a Friday court filing, saying the law is "incredibly broad" and "has resulted in the removal of hundreds of books from school libraries."

• Locher said some of these banned works include "nonfiction history books, classic works of fiction" and Pulitzer Prize-winning contemporary novels.
• He also said the banned works include "books that regularly appear on Advanced Placement exams, and even books designed to help students avoid being victimized by sexual assault."
• Locher let stand part of the law that "requires school districts to notify a child's parents if the child requests an accommodation relating to gender identity, such as asking to use different pronouns than those in registration records."

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