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9 Oct, 2008 9:24 pm
... who are completely taken by surprise by their arrival. This is bold action, and there is in fact some legal exposure Sheriff Dart is facing
for this move. Sometimes, acting against one's own interests while standing up for what one sees as the ... - will, in fact, bring negative consequences. Knowing that, and doing it
anyway? That's the stuff of which heroes are made. Sheriff Dart's decision will add to the national discussion on this crisis, and for that,
I'm calling him a Consumer Advocate Hero.
21 Oct, 2008 3:49 pm
I wrote here about Tom Dart earlier - the Cook County sheriff who refused to carry out foreclosure evictions against tenants because the owners
of the notes being foreclosed were not consistently complying with the required notice provision in Illinois law. These tenants would come home and find their belongings on the front
yard, apparently that being the first notice they received. The Sheriff's Office just sent out this email to those who, like me, wrote to the sheriff congratulating him on ...
1 Sep 2:20 am
... , and began charging persons placing ads under this category. Despite these changes, in March 2009, Craiglist was sued by the Thomas
Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, for public nuisance and violation of local prostitution statutes. Complaint, Dart v. ... this category. As such, it should not be held liable for offering this category as an option for their posts. Sheriff Dart's third argument -- that Craigslist is liable for aiding and abetting prostitution because it provides a search engine ...
17 Feb, 2007 3:20 am
... him, "We now know more of thee than then; We were but weak in judgment when, With hearts abrim, We clamoured thee that thou would'st please Inflict on us thine agonies," I said to
him. I said to Love, "Thou art not young, thou art not fair, No faery darts, no cherub air, Nor swan, nor dove Are thine; but features pitiless, And iron daggers of distress," I
said to Love. "Depart then, Love! . . . - Man's race shall end, dost threaten thou? The age to come the man of now Know nothing of? - We fear ...
5 Mar 2:07 pm
Could it be taxpayers? Thomas Dart, the sheriff of Cook County Illinois, is suing Craigslist. In the
words of Sheriff Dart… Prohibited activity rarely transpires in secret. Rare is the instance when such conduct occurs unabashed. Yet as these
... the site's very purpose is illegal. Presumably plenty of people use Craigslist for unpaid hookups that are entirely legal, unless Dart also
intends to enforce antiquated sodomy and cohabitation laws in the future. The other exception to this shield is for ...
21 Oct 3:16 pm
... federal court tossed a lawsuit against craigslist over erotic advertisements. In March, Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart alleged that craigslist was liable for the illegal ads posted by its users in its "erotic services" (now "adult ... by third parties. On Tuesday, the
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois agreed with craigslist, throwing out Dart's complaint in its entirety, confirming that
Section 230 immunized craigslist from the allegation that it constituted a "public nuisance." ...
28 Oct 7:12 am
... sided with Craigslist, the online classified advertising colossus, by dismissing a lawsuit brought by Cook County (Ill.) Sheriff Thomas
Dart that accused the forum of promoting prostitution in its erotic services listings. Judge John F. Grady of the U.S ... service shall be
treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider." Sheriff Dart alleged many of the ads
appearing in the erotic services section use code words that in fact involve payment ...
6 Mar 6:25 am
... the sheriff, aren't you supposed to understand at least the basics of the law? Apparently not in Cook County, Illinois. Sheriff Thomas
Dart is now suing Craigslist because it's "the single largest source of prostitution in the nation." Of course, we' ... service provider. You
would think that a sheriff that used the tool successfully for so long could recognize this... but apparently Dart would rather it be more
difficult to find and arrest prostitutes. It's all about making a name for himself! FEAR ...
6 May 11:45 am
... Connecticut AG Richard Blumenthal. The case further echos the suit brought by Cook County (Illinois) Sheriff Thomas Dart back in March seeking, among other things, compensation for funds the County spent on combating prostitution. The AGs would almost certainly lose any
such threatened lawsuit. Craigslist, ... has no case. Neither do AGs Lynch or Blumenthal. And neither does Sheriff Dart, as craigslist
explained Monday in their motion to dismiss his March lawsuit. While the AGs may ...
18 Sep, 2008 12:19 am
... that PAC money came from the Alabama Civil Justice Reform Committee, traditionally the largest contributor to Republican judicial candidates. It is run by Thomas Dart, a lobbyist for the Automobile Dealers Association of Alabama. Three other PACs run by Dart - Lawsuit Reform, Pro Business and Automobile Dealers Association - contributed a total of $75,000 to Shaw. Dart's PACs provided 62 percent of Shaw's contributions this summer, disclosure forms show. Shaw has collected nearly $ ...
7 Mar 5:14 am
Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart's lawsuit against Craigslist, wanting to shut down its escort service
struck me as stupid. Wendy Davis of MediaPost blog has a more polite but similiar take. His lawsuit isn't just stupid it has little chance of going anywhere. I guess the Sheriff was
looking for some headlines. Posted in Company News, Lawsuits Tagged: Cook County Sheriff, Craigslist, prostitution, Thomas Dart
22 May, 2008 11:20 am
... that contained 4 ounces of marijuana, 4 ounces of contraband tobacco, six Ecstasy tablets and 40 matches, Sheriff Thomas Dart said in a news release. Billmaier, who was charged with one count of bringing contraband into a penal institution and one count of possession with intent
to deliver, was released on $150,000 bail after a Tuesday hearing, Dart said. The drugs and cigarettes were intended for inmate Donald Jordan,
who is in custody for murder, violation of parole and a ...
23 Oct 10:36 am
... a judgment on the pleadings in a suit over the website's "erotic services" internet classified listings. Thomas Dart, the sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, alleged that Craigslist facilitated prostitution and constituted a public nuisance. ... Sheriff claimed that
Craigslist knowingly arranges meetings for the purpose of prostitution and directs people to places of prostitution. Dart asked for an
injunction prohibiting Craigslist from publishing erotic services listings, and sought to recover the ...
14 Sep 7:24 am
... in those formerly-booming real estate markets like Florida and Nevada, the occupants are tenants, not the homeowners. Depending on state law, renters often have no right to notice
of the foreclosure and no right to remain in the property. The Chicago sheriff, Thomas Dart, stopped
doing evictions after foreclosure last fall because of concerns about unjust harm to tenants. Title VII of the Helping Families Save Their ...
1 Nov 4:33 pm
... Cook County in Illinois was Craigslist's then-"Erotic Services" section (now renamed "Adult Services"). Sheriff Thomas Dart felt that this section of the Craigslist website facilitated prostitution by allowing prostitutes and clients to connect virtually and ... in person to
consummate the deal. Judge Grady, however, disagreed with the sheriff's claims. In dismissing Sheriff Thomas's public nuisance claim, Judge
Grady wrote: [The plaintiff] alleges for example that Craigslist knowingly "arranges" ...
15 Dec, 2008 1:36 am
... that county sheriffs upon whom the burden of eviction falls have been refusing to carry out the evictions under some circumstances. Most famously, Thomas Dart, the sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, unilaterally imposed a moratorium on the eviction of renters in
foreclosed properties, over the howling objections of the banks. I have written previously, and am writing still, about what happens when legal institutions face a ...
10 Mar 7:28 am
As if Cook County weren't in the news enough lately, its sheriff is suing Craigslist over its "erotic services" section, alleging that it promotes prostitution. Sheriff Thomas Dart says that Craigslist is ""the single largest source of prostitution in the...
17 Jul 2:40 am
... logging into computer systems and responding to e-mail and text messages 'all hours of the day.' " Craigslist has not done enough to stop facilitating prostitution, charges sheriff
in Chicago "Cook County, Ill., Sheriff Thomas Dart rejected Craigslist Inc.'s efforts to revamp its
sex ad listings, telling a federal judge in Chicago on Thursday that the company has not gone far enough to stop prostitution conducted through the Web site". Virginia ...
28 Sep, 2008 7:59 am
... a whopping 95 percent of Shaw's campaign contributions come from PACs. And if that is not enough to make you ill, a full 62 percent of Shaw's contributions come from PACs run by one
person, Thomas Dart, a lobbyist for the Automobile Dealers Association of Alabama. Every time you
watch a commercial or read an ad for Shaw, remember that the pitch is being made by car dealers. Unlike Shaw, Paseur has collected campaign contributions primarily from individuals ...
11 Mar 1:49 pm
Cook County Sherriff Thomas J. Dart, of Illinois, sees craigslist as "the single largest source of
prostitution in the nation." His solution? Sue. "Frankly, Sherriff Dart's actions mystify me," said craigslist CEO Jim ... officials have been
working with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan - as well as most of attorneys general across the country - Sheriff Dart's complaint was
filed with help from a private law firm, circumventing the attorney general's office. "After reviewing the Complaint, it ...
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