BACKPAGE.COM, LLC v. HOFFMAN et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:13-cv-03952

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Claire C. Cecchi

  1. October 02, 2013

    NJ Continues Defense Of Its Anti-Human-Trafficking Bill

    The State of New Jersey responded to a suit on Tuesday that challenges a recently passed anti-human-trafficking law, indicating the state's intent to continue defending the bill against online services providers who say the legislation will cause them undue liability.

  2. September 03, 2013

    NJ Signals It May Stop Defending Anti-Human Trafficking Law

    The State of New Jersey indicated Friday that it may abandon a recently enacted anti-human trafficking law that was blocked by a New Jersey federal judge after critics challenged its constitutionality and said it could make online service providers liable for user-posted content.

  3. August 19, 2013

    NJ Law Targeting Human Trafficking Blocked In Fed. Court

    A New Jersey federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday blocking a newly enacted state human trafficking prevention law, saying it potentially criminalizes speech protected by the First Amendment and unduly exposes online service providers to legal liability for user-posted content.

  4. July 02, 2013

    NJ Judge Blocks Law Making Sites Liable For Users' Sex Ads

    A New Jersey federal judge on Friday temporarily halted the implementation of a provision in a recently enacted state human trafficking prevention law that a pair of online service providers claimed would have wrongfully exposed them to legal liability for content posted by their users.

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