Eric Goldman

JUNE 9, 2024

Backpage * More on the Unconstitutional Retroactivity of ‘Worst of Both Worlds FOSTA’ (Guest Blog Post) * Senate Passes ‘Worst of Both Worlds FOSTA’ (Linkwrap) * Why FOSTA’s Restriction on Prostitution Promotion Violates the First Amendment (Guest Blog Post) * SESTA’s Sponsors Still Don’t Understand Section 230 (As They Are About to Eviscerate (..)

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Lawsuit Criminal trial Court Defendant 88

Eric Goldman

MAY 2, 2024

Backpage * More on the Unconstitutional Retroactivity of ‘Worst of Both Worlds FOSTA’ (Guest Blog Post) * Senate Passes ‘Worst of Both Worlds FOSTA’ (Linkwrap) * Why FOSTA’s Restriction on Prostitution Promotion Violates the First Amendment (Guest Blog Post) * SESTA’s Sponsors Still Don’t Understand Section 230 (As They Are About to Eviscerate (..)

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Lawsuit Defendant Court Judge 96

Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The Senate Commerce Committee expressly modified FOSTA to add the higher scienter after its emotionally-wrenching SESTA hearing (one of my least favorite professional moments of my career). For those who sat through or reviewed the hearing, there is no doubt what the Senate Commerce Committee was trying to do–i.e.,

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Lawsuit Defendant Court Hearing 52

Berkley Technology Law Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Often you’ll hear government agencies say, “Well, when you drive down the street, you don’t have an expectation of privacy.” And this is one that the US Supreme Court has recognized is not really a bright line, in the case called Carpenter vs. United States from 2018. United States , 138 S. 2206 (2018).

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Backpage * More on the Unconstitutional Retroactivity of ‘Worst of Both Worlds FOSTA’ (Guest Blog Post) * Senate Passes ‘Worst of Both Worlds FOSTA’ (Linkwrap) * Why FOSTA’s Restriction on Prostitution Promotion Violates the First Amendment (Guest Blog Post) * SESTA’s Sponsors Still Don’t Understand Section 230 (As They Are About to Eviscerate (..)

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Lawsuit Court Defendant Failure-to-appear 98

Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The Florida federal court might also apply Florida state law, which includes the old Doe v. These rulings may not be precedential, but they are indicators of how the 11th Circuit thinks of Section 230 and deserved some engagement rather than being ignored.

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Court Lawsuit Judge Defendant 105

Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Backpage * More on the Unconstitutional Retroactivity of ‘Worst of Both Worlds FOSTA’ (Guest Blog Post) * Senate Passes ‘Worst of Both Worlds FOSTA’ (Linkwrap) * Why FOSTA’s Restriction on Prostitution Promotion Violates the First Amendment (Guest Blog Post) * SESTA’s Sponsors Still Don’t Understand Section 230 (As They Are About to Eviscerate (..)

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Defendant Lawsuit Failure-to-appear Court 117

Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Note: Backpage shut down April 2018, but Backpage-related litigation continues into 2025 and beyond]. As a result of this implicit clean bill of legal health from the courts, vendors to Backpage had no independent reason to conclude that Backpage was engaging in illegal activities at the time they worked together.

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Defendant Court Lawsuit Judge 59