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Housing Discrimination and the Craigslist Ruling A recent court decision found that the online classified advertising forum Craigslist is not responsible for discriminatory ads posted there. Aided by technology, systematic exclusion of blacks from buying or renting property has reached a new hi-tech level.

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Housing Discrimination and the Craigslist Ruling

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Lester Spence

Housing Discrimination and the Craigslist Ruling

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A recent court decision found that the online classified advertising forum Craigslist is not responsible for discriminatory ads posted there. Aided by technology, systematic exclusion of blacks from buying or renting property has reached a new hi-tech level. Commentator Lester Spence is an assistant professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University.