Update: Lawsuit Challenges Prostitution Law: ESPLER Project Inc.
State of California Attorney General Notice and Motion to Dismiss
A 206-page response has been made to the declaratory action to strike down the prostitution law, and motion to dismiss is what I expected. The fight is on!
Most of the response is exhibits full of the crap about sex trafficking, Melissa Farley's bogus research about the harms of prostitution to women and how the prostitution laws protect women from abuse.
Of course, probably 90%+ of sexwork has nothing to do with any coerced sex trafficking but is between consenting adults in private.
Next Important Dates:
June 8 – Deadline for plaintiffs to respond to the motion to dismiss
June 23 – Deadline for defendants to reply
August 7 – Hearing on motion to dismiss (9:00 a.m. in Courtroom #5, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, 2nd floor, Judge Jeffrey S. White)
If the State of California wins on the motion to dismiss, it may benefit the cause since it will get the case to the 9th Circuit more quickly.
Link: 206 page California AG Notice and Motion
http://www.sexwork.com/CalfAGMotion.pdf
This is a large 6.3mb file so may take awhile to download.
Link: Complaint For Declaratory Judgement filed by Erotic Service Providers Legal Education & Research Project
http://phxlist.com/forum/attachment.php?aid=685
Link: My discussion and my non-lawyer view of legal issues:
http://phxlist.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=4158
After being kicked off of GOFUNDME, A second crowdfunding campaign is now underway to raise an additional $30,000 this year to cover further legal fees. Supporters can contribute to this historic effort to decriminalize prostitution in California at
https://liberatetoemancipate.tilt.co...tetoemancipate
Much more extensive information at
http://www.esplerp.org
Update: Lawsuit Challenges Prostitution Law: ESPLER Project Inc.
