FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, a political subdivision in the City of Fayetteville, State of Arkansas; Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library; Central Arkansas Library System; Nate Coulter; Olivia Farrell; Jennie Kirby, as Parent and Next Friend of Hayden Kirby; Leta Caplinger; Adam Webb; Arkansas Library Association; Advocates for All Arkansas Libraries; Pearl's Books, LLC; Wordsworth Community Bookstore, LLC d/b/a Wordsworth Books; American Booksellers Association; Association of American Publishers, Inc.; Authors Guild, Inc.; Comic Book Legal Defense Fund; and Freedom to Read Foundation, Plaintiffs
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CRAWFORD COUNTY, ARKANSAS; Chris Keith, in his official capacity as Crawford County Judge; Todd Murray; Sonia Fonticiella; Devon Holder; Matt Durrett; Jeff Phillips; Will Jones; Teresa Howell; Ben Hale, Connie Mitchell, Dan Turner, Jana Bradford; Frank Spain; Tim Blair; Kyle Hunter; Daniel Shue; Jeff Rogers; David Ethredge; Tom Tatum, II; Drew Smith; Rebecca Reed McCoy; Michelle C. Lawrence; Debra Buschman; Tony Rogers; Nathan Smith; Carol Crews; Kevin Holmes; Chris Walton; and Chuck Graham, each in his or her official capacity as a prosecuting attorney for the State of Arkansas, Defendants.
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David M. Fuqua , John T. Adams , Fuqua Campbell, P.A., Little Rock, AR, for Plaintiffs Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library, Central Arkansas Library System, Nate Coulter.
Bettina E. Brownstein , Bettina E. Brownstein Law Firm, Little Rock, AR, John T. Adams , Fuqua Campbell P.A., Little Rock, AR, for Plaintiffs Olivia Farrell, Jennie Kirby, Leta Caplinger.
John T. Adams , Fuqua Campbell P.A., Little Rock, AR, Will Bardwell , Pro Hac Vice, Aman Tewari George , Pro Hac Vice, Benjamin M. Seel , Pro Hac Vice, Democracy Forward Foundation, Washington, DC. Orlando Economos , Pro Hac Vice, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs Arkansas Library Association, Advocates for All Arkansas Libraries.
John T. Adams , Fuqua Campbell P.A., Little Rock, AR, Kristen Rodriguez , Dentons U.S. LLP, Chicago, IL, Michael Bamberger , Rebecca Hughes Parker , Dentons U.S. LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs Pearl's Books, LLC, Wordsworth Community Bookstore, LLC, American Booksellers Association, Association of American Publishers, Inc., Author's Guild, Inc., Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Freedom to Read Foundation, Inc.
John O. Payne , Christine A. Cryer , Office of the Arkansas Attorney General, Little Rock, AR, Noah Watson , Little Rock, AR, for Defendants Todd Murray, Sonia Fonticiella, Devon Holder, Matt Durett, Jeff Phillips, Will Jones, Teresa Howell, Ben Hale, Connie Mitchell, Dan Turner, Jana Bradford, Frank Spain, Tim Blair, Kyle Hunter, Daniel Shue, Jeff Rogers, David Ethredge, Tom Tatum, II, Drew Smith, Rebecca Reed McCoy, Michelle C. Lawrence, Debra Buschman, Tony Rogers, Nathan Smith, Carol Crews, Kevin Holmes, Chris Walton, Chuck Graham.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
TIMOTHY L. BROOKS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. BACKGROUND 887
A. Libraries and Librarians 889
B. Act 372 892
1. Section 1, The Criminal Provision 892
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