Scope and Contents From the File: In this case, the ACLU filed an amicus brief on behalf of Jo Ellen Amman, as well as 33 others, who were charged with violating an Oakland ordinance (Municipal Code section 3-17.02) designed to regulate "loitering for the purpose of engaging in prostitution." The People of the State of California's argument rests heavily on regressive statements such as: "The prostitute manifests intent in a variety of silent, provocative ways -- by grooming, by coif, by walk, by glance, by gesture, by...