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Federal Court Says Craigslist Isn't Subject to Fair Housing Laws

By AAN Staff
march 18, 2008  09:12 am
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Craigslist should not be held liable for discriminatory housing ads posted on the site, the Associated Press reports. The decision upholds a Nov. 2006 ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, which ruled that Craigslist serves as an intermediary party, not a publisher, and that the federal Communications Decency Act protects sites that allow users to post unedited messages and communicate freely in forums.
View full article at The Associated Press via the San Francisco Chronicle
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