The front page of a newspaper typically contains the biggest news stories in the country it is circulated in, along with some teasers for other interesting stories inside. However, if something significant happens somewhere else in the world, that can sometimes make the front page too.
One of the best known examples of a front-page story occurred in 1974, when Bob Woodward broke the Watergate scandal with more than 40 articles, many of them on the front page of the New York Times. His scoops were so significant that President Richard Nixon resigned.
Backpage was investigated by multiple law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the Postal Inspection Service, over allegations that its adult services sections facilitated human trafficking of minors and other forms of prostitution. The company was accused of providing false information in order to conceal illegal activities and to obfuscate the identities of its users.
In August 2013, a federal judge enjoined the state of New Jersey over its attempt to legislate Backpage out of existence, finding that the statute was preempted by CDA Section 230 and in violation of the First Amendment and Commerce Clause. The lawsuit was brought by three Jane Does who were sex trafficked as minors and alleged that their traffickers used Backpage ads to sell them for sex.