DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday (Today) over Iowa’s book ban law, continuing legal battles that began shortly after the legislation was signed in 2023. The law requires schools to ban books depicting sex acts from school libraries and prohibits instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation through sixth grade.

Hundreds of books have been taken off shelves by many school districts, but some struggled to make lists of books to remove to comply with the law. In May 2024, the court temporarily blocked portions of the law. The state appealed that decision.

Arguments are scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. in St. Louis, Missouri.