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

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

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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 Click for Enhanced Coverage Linking Searches, HOWREY LLP, Chicago, IL USA.

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

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

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

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

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