A federal appeals court has upheld a decision to block Texas from enforcing parts of a law aimed at banning sexually explicit books from public school libraries. The ruling came after a close 9-8 vote by the 5th Circuit Court judges on April 16, which decided against reconsidering a January decision by a three-judge panel. This law also included provisions requiring booksellers to assign sex-content ratings to titles sold to public schools.
The Fifth Circuit won't reconsider a panel decision blocking a Texas law requiring booksellers to assign sex-content ratings for titles sold to public schools. https://t.co/SBd2fEyygL
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The 5th Circuit on a 9-8 vote on April 16 declined to reconsider a three-judge panel's January decision that blocked Texas from enforcing part of a law banning sexually explicit books from public school libraries https://t.co/SG91OG1j2A