(CN) — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, along with 20 of his counterparts in others states, has added his name to an amicus brief filed in hopes of holding Backpage.com liable for sex trafficking.
The brief was filed in the Supreme Court case of Doe v. Backpage.com, and says the Communications Decency Act (CDA) does not shield website operators from liability when they use language designed to attract sex traffickers in advertisements.
The First Circuit previously upheld a dismissal of the case by U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston.
Three underage women claimed the website allowed advertisements for their trafficking in its "escorts" section.
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