Local Research

RHODE ISLAND PROSTITUTION LAWS

1. 1896 Prostitution
2. 1909 Prostitution
3. 1923 Prostitution
4. 1938 Prostitution
5. 1956 Prostitution
6. Coyote v. Roberts, 502 F. Supp. 1342 (D.R.I. 1980) case opinion from the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
7. Coyote v. Roberts, 523 F. Supp. 352 (D.R.I. 1981) case opinion from the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
8. Massage Licensing 2020
9. Overview of RI State Prostitution_Etc. Law Changes
10. The History of Sex Work Law in Rhode Island
11. Rhode Island House considers creating a study commission to examine laws on sex work
12. WIKI: The History of Prostitution in Rhode Island-
13. CoyoteRI AMICI FOSTA Appeal 2022
14. DSW Amicus Brief FOSTA APPEAL
15. Overview of RI State Prostitution_Etc. Law Changes

1. Commission Documents link
2. RI ACLU- Study Commission Testimony and study commissionvideo2/28/2022
3. Dr. Philp Chan Medical Director of the sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clinic & infectious disease specialist
4. Update on Sexually Transmitted Infections- RI DOH
5. Associations between sex work laws and sex workers’ health- A systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies
6. Melissa Broudo & Danielle Ozuna  video link 
7. Round Table Discussion 5/23/22 link
8. J. Leigh & Henri “Intersection of LGBTQIA and Sex Workers’ Rights  video link

1. COYOTE v ROBERTS 502 F.Supp 1342-December 17, 1980
2. re Lamarine_ 527 A.2d 1133 Supreme Court of Rhode Island July 1, 1987
3. State v. DeMagistris,  1998
4. State v. Rome :: 1994 :: Louisiana Supreme Court Decisions
5. RI SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN ARCHAIC LAW WHICH DECLARED INMATES SERVING LIFE SENTENCES “CIVILLY DEAD”link
6. ACLU STATEMENT ON RI SUPREME COURT RULING IN REPRODUCTIVE PRIVACY ACT LAWSUIT link   ( Benson v. Raimondo 2019)
7. ACLU SUES PAWTUCKET OVER POLITICAL SIGN RESTRICTIONS; HEARING ON RESTRAINING ORDER SET FOR THURSDAY 7/28/22 link

US Supreme Court

1. Shinn v. Martinez Ramirez,– “The court’s decision will leave many people who were convicted in violation of the Sixth Amendment to face incarceration or even execution without any meaningful chance to vindicate their right to counsel.”
   SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYOR
2. Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade link
3. The Supreme Court Effectively Overturned Your Miranda Rights link
4. Supreme Court Strikes Down N.Y. Concealed Carry Law—Could Lead To Rollbacks Nationwide link
5. Supreme Court Makes It Effectively Impossible To Sue Federal Cops, Smashing a 51-Year-Old Precedent  link
6. U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District: link
7. Supreme Court sides with Oklahoma in the battle over crimes on Native American territory link
8. Texas Loses Supreme Court Clash on Veteran Discrimination Suits (Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S., No. 20-603.) link
9.  Supreme Court curbs EPA’s ability to fight climate change  link
10. A Radical Supreme Court Term in Review July 2022 link

OTHER COURTS

1. New Orleans short-term rental rule struck down by court link

2. Oral Arguments, in Lacey/Larkin Appeal (#backpage) in the 9th district court of appeals, around the 1 hr and 34-minute link

LITIGATION:  CASES INVOLVING PROSTITUTION OR TRAFFICKING 

1. Amicus Brief of Floor64 d/b/a The Copia Institute, Engine Advocacy & Reddit. 2/20/19 link

2. WOODHULL FREEDOM FOUNDATION, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, ERIC KOSZYK, JESSE MALEY a/k/a ALEX ANDREWS, and THE INTERNET ARCHIVE. “Appellants opening brief” filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit   2022-09-06 Appellants Opening Brief

COYOTE PUBLICATIONS & PODCASTS

1. What is Sex Trafficking [link]
2. Student Testimonies H5254 (2019) [link]
3. COYOTE RI SEX WORKER RIGHTS TRAINING- FREE HER FELLOWSHIP 2022 [link]
4. After FOSTA Impact Report [link]
5. FourYearsOfFosta
6. The New Virtual Crackdown on Sex Workers’ Rights: Perspectives from the United States (2018) link
7. Global Implications Of FOSTA [link]
8. Texas Christian University Presentation- [link] Sept 2018
9. How Abolition gets Trafficked 2 [link]Sept 2018
10. The Effects of Polaris Project in Rhode Island [link]
11. Sex Trafficking and the Sex Industry in the United States- [link]2017
12. “We Don’t Need Your Pity, We Need Our Rights:” Understanding the Experiences of Sex Workers within the HIV Continuum of Care in the United States
13. Policing Modern-Day
14. Slavery [link] 2014-2016
15. 10 Years After Re-Criminalization [link]
16. Decriminalize Now [link]
17. Decarceral alliances in the fight to decriminalize sex work [link]
18. Royce Presentation  Transnational  Sex Workers Justice by Yanhoo Cho [link]
19. COYOTES project, tracking the trafficking funding. [link]
20. What Are Your COVID Rules? [link]
21. A Brief History of Prostitution – Geisha Diaries [link]
22. Bella Robinson and Naomi Blech- Storycorps [link]
23. Prostitution Raids Demonstrate how Anti-Prostitution Rhetoric Harms Victims [link]
24. COYOTE RI’s Sex Worker Story Telling Series Podcasts [link]
25. 2021 COYOTE RI IDTEVASW Memorial List
26. How Many Sex Trafficking Headlines are Bogus? Lots of them! [link]
27.  Important facts on monkeypox- link

COYOTE TRAINING MATERIALS

1. Sex Workers Perspectives on MonkeyPox
2. RI ACI Re-Entry Training
3. Know your Rights Cards (English)
4. Know Your Rights Cards (Korean)
5. Know Your Rights Cards (Mandarin Chinese)
6. Know Your Rights Cards -Portuguese
7. How To Be An Ally to Sex Workers (English)
8. How to be an Ally to Sex Workers (Korean)
9. How to be an Ally to Sex Workers (Mandarin Chinese)
10. Best Practices for Connecting “People in the Sex Industry” with Services (English)
11. Best Practices for Connecting “People in the Sex Industry” with Services (Mandarin Chinese)
12. Best Practices for Connecting “People in the Sex Industry” with Services (Korean) 
13. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS – Enforcement at the Airport
14. An Activists Guide to Online Safety and Privacy
15. NERC Amnesty Decrim Policy 2019 presentation

OUT-OF-STATE RESEARCH

Trans Women in Hawaii’s Sex Industry

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