10th Circuit freezes order requiring Colorado school district to put 19 books back on shelves

The Denver Post: The saga surrounding 19 “highly sensitive” books that Colorado’s Elizabeth School District removed from its libraries last year continued Friday as the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused a federal judge’s order requiring the district to re-shelve the titles.

U.S. District Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on Thursday had denied an appeal from the Elbert County school district and ordered the books be returned by 5 p.m. Saturday.

But the district filed an emergency motion in the 10th Circuit late Thursday and, on Friday, the appellate court issued a temporary stay on the part of Sweeney’s order that required the books be returned to libraries by Saturday evening, according to court records.

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