What are the “Feds” investigating? There are no federal laws against prostitution. It is legal in some parts of the country. Maybe it was just a local bust.
The CL dispute by our fame seeking AG was resolved by CL in court:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/24/Judge-rules-AG-cant-charge-Craigslist/UPI-78291243179604/
Judge rules AG can't charge Craigslist
CHARLESTON, S.C., May 24 (UPI) -- A judge says the South Carolina attorney general can't bring prostitution-related charges against the Craigslist online ad service for now.
U.S. District Court Judge C. Weston Houck granted Craigslist's request for a temporary restraining order Friday preventing Attorney General Henry McMaster from charging it for ads soliciting prostitution among its user-generated content, CNN reported Sunday.
McMaster had reportedly set a deadline of May 15 for Craigslist to take down portions of its site he says allows "the solicitation of prostitution and the dissemination and posting of graphic pornographic material" or face criminal charges.
Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster filed a countersuit claiming McMasters' ultimatum violates the Web site's right to free speech as well as the Communications Decency Act, which holds Internet forum providers such as Craigslist can't be held criminally responsible for criminal activity by users of the forum, CNN reported.
Houck ruled the merits of Craiglist's suit must make its way through the court before McMasters can criminally charge the Web site, the broadcaster said.
And if you go to the CL site for Escorts, Adult Services, Erotic Services advertising you will find this:
CLErotic.org is protected by US federal law. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act which immunizes providers of "interactive computer service" such as CLErotic.org from state criminal liability for content posted by third parties. Under CDA 230, it is irrelevant that such a service might have known about the posts or could have done more to block them.
EFF: AGs v. Craigslist: Putting the Bully Back Into Bully Pulpit
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