Criminal
Oct. 18, 2016
Backpage arrest next assault on immunity
The current felony pimping charges leveled by Attorney General Kamala Harris against the CEO of online advertising website Backpage.com, are unlikely to survive judicial scrutiny, barring a change in the law. By Daniel T. Rockey
In what is sure to be another blistering battle over the scope of immunity offered by the Communications Decency Act (CDA), the district attorneys of California and Texas have cooperated in an investigation leading to the arrest of Carl Ferrer, the CEO of online advertising website Backpage.com on felony pimping charges. In announcing the arrest of Ferrer, California Attorney General Kamala Harris stated that "Backpage and its ...
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