Litigation
Feb. 22, 2007
Discriminating Taste
Forum Column - If an Internet site posts ads that specify the types of roommates for which people are looking, is it discrimination, or is it protected under federal statutes governing Internet service providers? A law professor has some thoughts.
By Charles S. Doskow
A recent college graduate has taken an apartment he cannot afford without someone to share the expense - in other words, a roommate. He knows what he wants in a roommate: someone like himself, a male of similar years and interests.
The Web site Roommates.com specializes in matching individuals seeking roommates. To ach...
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