After being declared unconstitutional in U.S. District Court last year, Arkansas Act 372 will now be allowed to take effect. The act, signed into law in 2023 by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, prohibits minors from accessing materials that are considered “obscene”; librarians and booksellers could be charged with a Class A misdemeanor, facing jail time or fines of up to $10,000. Despite an earlier injunction, on July 30 a three-judge federal appeals panel sided with the state, reversing the lower court decision that found the law in violation of the First Amendment.