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· 3/14/2008

Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. v. Craigslist, Inc.

Citations

  • 519 F.3d 666
  • 36 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1609
  • 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 5472
  • 2008 WL 681168

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that craigslist.com was immune to fair housing claims based on discriminatory listings posted by third parties
  • concluding that Craigslist “is not the author of the ads and could not be treated as the ‘speaker’ of the posters’ words, given § 230(c)(1)”
  • ruling that defendant was immune because “only in a capacity as publisher could [the defendant] be liable under [42 U.S.C.] § 3604(c)”
  • ruling that defendant was immune because \only in a capacity as publisher could [the defendant] be liable under [42 U.S.C. § 3604( c)]\
  • ruling that defendant was immune because \only in a capacity as publisher could [the defendant] be liable under [42 U.S.C. § 3604( c)]\
  • holding that craigslist.com was immune to fair housing claims based on discriminatory listings posted by third parties

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Judges: Easterbrook, Wood, Evans

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