Sex-Books Licensing Ruled Out in Indiana

American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression won against the state of Indiana yesterday in the battle for their rights to publish “sexually explicit content” without a license. Ruling Judge Sarah Evans Baker claims that the law would leave too many loopholes for other circumstances such as R-rated movies or romance novels sold at ordinary stores or even booksellers. Interestingly, Judge Sarah Evans Baker is the same judge that overruled an anti-pornography law in 1984. ABFFE spokespeople consider this win to be a “victory for First Amendment rights of booksellers and their customers.” Meanwhile, the state has 30 days to appeal the Judge’s ruling.