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Thomas Dart, Sheriff of Cook County v. Craigslist, Inc., 665 F. Supp. 2d 961 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 20, 2009), is a decision by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in which the court held that Craigslist, as an Internet service provider, was immune from wrongs committed by their users under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA).
Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., 418 U.S. 323 (1974), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court establishing the standard of First Amendment protection against defamation claims brought by private individuals.
The origins of the United States' defamation laws pre-date the American Revolution; one influential case in 1734 involved John Peter Zenger and established precedent that "The Truth" is an absolute defense against charges of libel.
Anyone who used Instagram while in Illinois between Aug. 10, 2015, and Aug. 16, 2023 will be eligible to receive a portion of the settlement. How Instagram users in Illinois can receive settlement ...
Danny Elfman has lost a bid to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by fellow composer Nomi Abadi over statements he made to Rolling Stone in 2023 that were included in an investigative piece ...
By the time a stale claim is litigated, a defendant might have lost evidence necessary to disprove the claim. Litigation of a long-dormant claim may result in more cruelty than justice. In Classical Athens , a five-year statute of limitations was established for almost all cases, exceptions being such as the prosecution of non-constitutional ...
Black residents are eligible for a $25,000 payment if they, or their ancestors, lived in Evanston between 1919 and 1969 or if they prove that they have experienced housing discrimination due to ...
The Illinois Register is the weekly publication containing proposed and adopted rules. [3] There also exist administrative law decisions. [7] Both the Illinois Administrative Code and Illinois Register are maintained by the Illinois Secretary of State. The Illinois Administrative Code was last printed in 1996. [8]