Aticles
By Jennifer L. Peterson
In a unanimous decision last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit interpreted the Communications Decency Act of 1996, to provide immunity to craigslist for alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act. In Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. v. Craigslist, Inc., Judge Easterbrook dismissed all claims against the popular website based on allegations that several postings for housing violate federal law prohibiting discrimination.
9th Circuit Affirms Immunity for Pure Third-Party Web Content
By Kelli L. Sager, Bruce E. H. Johnson, Thomas R. Burke, and Ambika K. Doran
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, has issued a widely anticipated decision concerning the scope of immunity afforded by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). In a lengthy opinion issued late last week, the court reaffirmed prior rulings that interpreted the statute as broadly immunizing website owners from liability based on content posted by third parties.
