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

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Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law v. Craigslist
the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

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519 F.3d 666 (7th Cir. 2008), is a decision affirming a lower court ruling that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) provides immunity to Internet service providers that "publish" classified ads that violate the Fair Housing Act (FHA).

773606Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law v. Craigslist — Syllabusthe United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

519 F.3d 666

CHICAGO LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

CRAIGSLIST, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

No. 07-1101

United States Court of Appeals,
Seventh Circuit.

February 15, 2008, Argued
March 14, 2008, Decided
As Amended May 2, 2008

For CHICAGO LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff - Appellant: Stephen D. Libowsky, HOWREY LLP, Chicago, IL USA.

For CRAIGSLIST INCORPORATED, Defendant - Appellee: Eric D. Brandfonbrener, PERKINS COIE, Chicago, IL USA; Patrick J. Carome, WILMER HALE, LLP, Washington, DC.

For NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE, LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW, Amici Curiae: John P. Relman, RELMAN & DANE, Washington, DC.

For AMAZON.COM, INCORPORATED, AOL, LLC, CABLE NEWS NETWORKS, INCORPORATED, EBAY INCORPORATED, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, Amici Curiae: Marc Zwillinger, SONNENSHEIN, NATH & ROSENTHAL, Washington, DC USA.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and WOOD and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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