Wednesday, August 1 on KUOW
Online classifieds site Backpage.com won an injunction last week stopping a Washington state child sex trafficking law from taking effect. It would have held online publishers responsible if a juvenile is sold for sex through their websites. The federal judge slammed Washington state, citing the 1st, 5th, and 14th amendments, states' rights, and the federal Communications...
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Online classifieds site Backpage.com won an injunction last week stopping a Washington state child sex trafficking law from taking effect. It would have held online publishers responsible if a juvenile is sold for sex through their websites. The federal judge slammed Washington state, citing the 1st, 5th, and 14th amendments, states' rights, and the federal Communications...