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24 Sep, 2007 9:41 am
... months the Seventh Circuit has suspended briefing, presumably to allow for a negotiated resolution. Apparently a quick settlement isn't in the cards. Late last week the Court of
Appeals jump-started the case by issuing a briefing schedule. Appellant Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under
Law, Inc.'s ("CLC") brief is due October 9, Appellee Craigslist's brief is due November 20, and CLC's reply brief is due December 7, 2007. It will ...
14 Mar, 2008 1:17 pm
By Eric Goldman Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law v. Craigslist, Inc., 2008 WL 681168 (7th Cir. March 14, 2008)
Yesterday, I declared this week "47 USC 230 Week" at the Technology & Marketing Law Blog. The Seventh Circuit helps us end 47 USC 230 Week with a ... solution. I think his
conclusion says it best: Using the remarkably candid postings on craigslist, the Lawyers' Committee can identify many targets to
investigate. It can dispatch testers and collect damages ...
15 Nov, 2006 8:15 am
... one of its friends, Michael H. Erdman, who has been monitoring Chicago Lawyers' Committee
for Civil Rights Under the Law, Inc. v.
Craigslist, Inc., which was filed earlier this year in the Northern District of Illinois (06 C ... advertisements. In its defense, Craigslist argues that as a provider of
interactive computer services (ICS), it is immune to this kind of suit under section 230 of Title 47 (part of what is referred to as the
Communications Decency Act (CDA)). A joint amicus brief was ...
17 Nov, 2006 11:13 am
By Eric Goldman Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil
Rights under the Law, Inc. v. Craigslist, Inc., 1:06-CV-00657 (N.D. Ill. Nov.
14, 2006) A group of lawyers sued Craigslist for displaying user-submitted classified ads that putatively violated the federal Fair Housing Act ... of Zeran, even though the
judge acknowledges that she is attacking an "essentially uniform body of case law" (a particularly perilous endeavor in dicta). I'd like to explain how the judge picked a fight
with Zeran, ...
19 Dec, 2008 8:38 am
... an outside agency about the allegedly wrongful conduct of the employer." In re Opinion 39 of the Committee on Attorney Advertising LEGAL
PROFESSION - Attorney Advertising - "Super Lawyers" "Opinion 39 regarding the advertising of attorneys as 'super lawyers' is vacated; the issue ... paying restitution on a
first-in-time basis is not unconstitutional or violative of the Crime Victim's Bill of Rights or the Civil Rights Act." Price v. Strategic Capital Partners et al. LAND USE and PLANNING - Density ...
11 Aug 2:29 am
... Spiegel, a Chicago-based mail order company. Spiegel extended credit to many of its customers, and had a practice of suing to collect on
delinquent accounts in Illinois courts, under ... mail order customers violated public policy and was injurious to customers." Spiegel,
Inc. v. FTC, 540 F.2d at 293. In its actions in cases like TJX ... Civil Code § 1798.81.5. Fn2 FTC, "Identity Theft: Victims Bill of
Rights", before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, Committee on
...
24 May, 2007 1:00 am
... bring criminal charges against Chicago law firm Sidley Austin over its involvement with illegal tax shelters, though the law
firm will pay a civil penalty of $39.4 ... of candidates for positions as career federal prosecutors in testimony Wednesday before the House
Judiciary Committee. Goodling also testified that Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, who resigned his ... , 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA
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25 Jul, 2007 1:24 am
... , continues to lead in lawyer contributions. Suit Charges 'Inhumane' Questions at Deposition Caused Emotional Distress New Jersey Law Journal Rough spots are common in
civil litigation, but ... openly queasy about his support of abortion rights and his more liberal
stances on gun control and other issues. But the committee, saturated with Federalist Society leaders and ... , 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA
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22 Oct 5:26 pm
... hold Craigslist responsible for the ads, comparing it to a case decided by the Seventh Circuit, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under
Law Inc. v. Craigslist Inc., which found Craigslist wasn't liable for housing ads that ... . The complaint's remaining allegations plainly treat Craigslist as the
publisher or speaker of information created by its users. Like the plaintiff in Chicago Lawyers, Sheriff Dart may continue to use
Craigslist's website to identify and pursue individuals who post ...
16 Mar, 2008 4:01 am
In Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law, Inc. v. Craiglist, Inc., (7th Cir. March 14, 2008), the U.S.
7th Circuit Court of appeals held that the online classified ad service, Craiglist, is not responsible under federal housing discrimination
laws for discriminatory language in ads posted by third parties. Relying on the Communications Decency Act of 1996, the court, in an opinion by Judge Easterbrook, held that ...
18 Feb, 2008 5:06 am
... oral arguments in the plaintiff's appeal of Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. ("CLC") v. Craigslist
Inc. ("Craigslist"). CLC, as you may ... if such immunity does not apply, there is no protection for the online service under Section
230. In other words, CLC's position seems to be that Section 230( ... up was Craigslist's counsel. He directed the panel's attention to Congressional committee reports prepared in connection with the 2002 Dot Kids statute which expressed approval ...
17 Mar, 2008 6:29 am
... abuzz with last Friday's ruling in the case of Chicago Lawyers' Committee for
Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. v. Craigslist,
Inc., - F.3d --, 2008 WL 681168 (7th Cir ... a highly-anticipated opinion, Judge Easterbrook upheld the district court's opinion, holding that under 47 U.S.C. 230, Craigslist could not be treated as the "publisher" of ... Blog): 7th Circuit rules in favor of Craigslist Eric Goldman (Technology and
Marketing Law Blog): Craigslist Gets Seventh Circuit 230 Win in Fair Housing Act Case- ...
15 Feb, 2008 3:59 pm
Earlier today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, based here in Chicago, heard oral arguments in the plaintiff's appeal of
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. ("CLC") v. Craigslist Inc. ("Craigslist"). CLC, as you may recall, is
appealing District Judge St. Eve's ruling that Section 230 protects Craigslist [...]
10 Apr, 2008 9:48 pm
... of interactive computer services from liability for content provided by others, the Seventh Circuit recently held that the online service craigslist may not be liable
under the Fair Housing Act for discriminatory housing ads appearing on its site. In Chicago
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Inc. v. craigslist Inc., the court last month held that the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. sec. 230(c)(1), prevents
craigslist from being considered ...
16 Mar, 2008 3:43 am
[JURIST] The US Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled [opinion, PDF] Friday that the online community craigslist [community website] is not liable for third-party postings to its
website which attempt to discriminate against people seeking housing. The plaintiffs in the case, the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under
Law, Inc. (CLCCRUL) [advocacy website] had alleged [complaint, PDF]
14 Mar, 2008 2:11 pm
... a secondary liability regime. Eric Goldman blogged about the decision in Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under
Law v. Craigslist, Inc., No. 07-1101 (7th Cir. March 14, 2008). He says, "I don't think there's much value to parsing [Judge ... out for correction: "Grokster is
incompatible with treating §230(c)(1) as a grant of comprehensive immunity from civil liability for content provided by a third party." What?
Grokster is, as I recall, a copyright case. Section 230 explicitly ...
14 Feb 11:56 am
... statutes, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ERISA, and the Fair Labor Standards
Act, and in suits brought under federal fraud statutes, ... F.3d 717, 726 (5th Cir. 2007); In re Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., Tires
Prods. Liab. Litig., 288 F.3d 1012, 1015-18 ... grants the courts of appeals discretionary authority to review a class certification decision. The Advisory Committee explained the reasons for the change: "An order denying certification may confront the plaintiff with a situation ...
16 Nov, 2006 12:36 pm
... the Fair Housing Act. A decision by Judge St. Eve holds that Craigslist is a provider of an interactive computer service under 47 USC
230(c)(1), and that as such it is entitled to immunity as an information content provider. Craigslist was then ... check out Richard Balough's summary here, along with a link to the
decision. Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil
Rights Under the Law, Inc. v. Craigslist, Inc., Northern District Illinois,
Eastern Division, Case No. 06 C 0657, decided November 14, 2006.
7 Jan, 2008 6:46 am
The Seventh Circuit will hear oral argument (fifteen minutes per side) in Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under
the Law, Inc. v. Craigslist Inc. on February 15, 2008. We won't know the panel's composition until the morning of, but I'm crossing my fingers Judge Easterbrook
will be selected so we can see how his thinking has evolved, if at all, since the Circuit's 2003 GTE ruling. The GTE panel ...
7 Jan, 2008 12:40 pm
The Seventh Circuit will hear oral argument (fifteen minutes per side) in Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under
the Law, Inc. v. Craigslist Inc. on February 15, 2008. We won't know the panel's composition until the morning of, but I'm crossing my fingers Judge Easterbrook
will be selected so we can see how his [...]
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