JuristMail - Legal News » civil rights case http://juristmail.com Following Justice Everyday Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:53:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Craigslist Shielded Against Erotic Services Lawsuit http://juristmail.com/craigslist-shielded-against-erotic-services-lawsuit/2009/11/ http://juristmail.com/craigslist-shielded-against-erotic-services-lawsuit/2009/11/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:28:50 +0000 Alicia Norman http://juristmail.com/?p=2122 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> An Illinois based federal judge granted Craigslist a motion for a judgment over the website’s ex “erotic services” listing.  Seeking financial award under the Communications Decency Act, Thomas Dart, the Sheriff of Cook County Illinois, filed a lawsuit against Craigslist alleging that its erotic services category helped perpetuate prostitution.   Thomas Dart is seeking an injunction prohibiting Craigslist from publishing erotic services listings.  The sheriff also desires financial compensation for  the money that his office has spent investigating prostitution occurring on the site.

Soon after the suit was filed, Craigslist changed the title to “adult services” and instituted a review process for postings in that particular category.   Sheriff Dart argued that the changes did not eliminate the problem.

Illinois district Court Judge John Grady ruled that Craigslist was shielded from liability by section 230 of the Communication Decency Act which states that a provider of an interactive service can’t be held accountable for what transpires via third party material.  Responsibility then falls onto the shoulders of the person posting the content, not the website providing the services.

The ruling means that Thomas Dart cannot recover financial damages from Craigslist under the stipulations of his suit.

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]]> http://juristmail.com/craigslist-shielded-against-erotic-services-lawsuit/2009/11/feed/ 0 NJ Judge Allows Paralyzed Man to Keep His Guns http://juristmail.com/nj-judge-allows-paralyzed-man-to-keep-his-guns/2009/11/ http://juristmail.com/nj-judge-allows-paralyzed-man-to-keep-his-guns/2009/11/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:02:48 +0000 Alicia Norman http://juristmail.com/?p=1781 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> A Somerville NJ Judge ruled that a quadriplegic man could keep his guns even though he could not use them.  The judgment came after a Manville police chief refused to issue 46-year-old James Cap a firearm ID to purchase weapons.  The chief rejected his application due to safety concerns after he learned that Cap wanted to put the gun on a wheelchair mount and operate it with a breathing tube during a hunting trip.

James Cap, who was paralyzed 30 years ago after breaking his neck during a football game, was an avid hunter as a  teen and wanted to enjoy the sport once more

The NJ judge stated that Cap had the right to bear arms and could not be denied the ability to own a gun. Safety concerns were addressed when the judge required the man to keep his weapons in a safe.  Whenever Cap wants to remove and utilize them, he would have to do so via the assistance of people qualified to do so.

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