Sheriff files suit to shut down Craigslist’s erotic services
The Cook County, Illinois sheriff wants to close down Craigslist’s adult section for promoting prostitution. Free speech defenders point out that a federal judge has already ruled that Web sites are not responsible for content posted by third parties. -DB Wall Street Journal Blogs March 6, 2009 By Geoffrey A. Fowler Craigslist, the online classifieds juggernaut, has run afoul of authorities once again, over the ads in its adult section. On Thursday, the sheriff in